Air Quality Alert Issued As Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blows Through NYC: See Latest Forecast

NEW YORK CITY — Expect hazy skies and poor air quality on Monday in New York City, due to smoke from a wildfire in Canada, state health officials say.

Air quality alerts have been issued in all five boroughs and are in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.

New Yorkers who are sensitive to air quality, like people with asthma, young children, and older adults, will want to avoid spending a lot of time outside or doing strenuous activities outdoors.

To reduce the amount of particulate matter in the air, New York's Department of Environmental Conservation recommends using mass transit instead of driving, turning off all unused electrical appliances, and cutting back on any outdoor burning, like smoking or grilling.

You can check the current air quality by visiting AirNow.gov.

Low humidity continues Monday, and the city will warm back up after a cooler weekend, with highs this week in the 80s. Things should stay dry as well, forecasters say.

Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

Monday: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.

Monday night: Widespread haze before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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