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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blows Haze Over NYC
Patchy smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia is expected to linger over the city Wednesday until about 2 p.m., forecasters said.
NEW YORK CITY — Clouds of Canadian wildfire smoke Wednesday in the sky over the city are sure to make New Yorkers go, "Eh?"
Smoke that drifted from wildfires in Nova Scotia is expected to make for hazy skies over the Big Apple until about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
"Patchy low-level smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia will continue to linger around the area," the National Weather Service's New York office tweeted.
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The plume of smoke comes from a wildfire along Canada's Atlantic coast that damaged roughly 200 houses and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 people.
New York City is no stranger to occasional smoky skies from distant wildfires.
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Haze from West Coast wildfires blanketed the city in 2021 and left many New Yorkers awestruck by blood-red sunsets barely able to burn through the thick smoke.
The most recent wildfire smoke is much more diffuse, and won't last as long, forecasters said.
Widespread haze is expected all Wednesday, as are sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service's forecast. The smoke will give way to fog early Thursday, followed by a more-normal sight: mostly cloudy skies.
Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast.
Wednesday
Widespread haze. Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Widespread haze before midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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