Smoke from forest fires burning in western Canada is returning to the US, and air quality warnings have been issued for communities within the Upper Midwest to kick off the weekend.
Tons of of wildfires proceed to burn north of the US-Canada border, but weather system positions over the subsequent few days will help spark a recent smoke round that would affect Montana, Dakota, Minnesota and as far south as Nebraska and Iowa.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said it expects the air quality index to hit at the very least 100, making the air unhealthy on Friday and Saturday.
The AQI ranges from 0 to 500, with lower values indicating cleaner air, and any reading above 300 is dangerous.
The agency has warned individuals with asthma, heart disease, and young and old may feel hypersensitive to the recent smoke attack.
Forecast models show smoke thickens over the Plains and Upper Midwest on Friday before moving eastward and certain affecting air quality across the Great Lakes on Saturday and Sunday.
Smoke from wildfires in June engulfed major cities along Interstate 95, leading to hazy skies and reduced visibility.
![An aerial view of the Tatkin Lake fire in British Columbia, Canada, July 10, 2023.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/GettyImages-1518872859.jpg?w=1008)
![The wildfires have caused air quality alerts to begin for communities in the Upper Midwest this weekend.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/GettyImages-1518873563.jpg?w=1024)
Air quality readings have reached dangerous levels in Philadelphia, Latest York and other communities on the lee side of the Quebec fires.
Major outdoor events, including several Major League Baseball games, have been postponed as a result of the risks that health officials said existed with long-term exposure.
An exceptionally dry begin to the yr and a big heatwave led to greater than 3,400 fires across Canada, in response to the federal government’s dashboard.
Nationwide, the fires have destroyed nearly 22 million acres, roughly the dimensions of Indiana.
![Smoke from a cloud fire over the horizon on June 28, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/GettyImages-1503491504.jpg?w=1024)
![Fog from the fires was seen down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis towards St. Paul June 29, 2023](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/GettyImages-1504203281.jpg?w=1024)
Firefighters from greater than a dozen countries are scrambling to contain the fires in what has been hailed because the worst fire season within the country’s history.
The surge in thunderstorms has brought drought relief to some provinces, but Canada’s Interagency Fire Center said lightning has sparked tons of of recent fires.
The FOX Forecast Center said that as a result of prevailing weather patterns, a heavy layer of smoke shouldn’t be expected within the Northeast over the subsequent few days.