Canada Wildfire Could Impact Philadelphia Area: Check Out Smoke Map

By Joe Brandt, CBS Philadelphia

May 30, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Smoke from the raging Tantallon wildfire burning in Nova Scotia, Canada is already impacting our area and those impacts will increase Tuesday into Wednesday.

Our meteorologists are closely watching the smoke from those fires, which could drift down over our region today and could present air quality concerns if the smoke lingers closer to the ground.

We are monitoring the situation and will keep you updated. Here's what we know about the path of the smoke right now.

Around 8:20 p.m., you'll see a hazy sunset due to the smoke. CBS News Philadelphia

Smoke from wildfires burning in Nova Scotia, Canada could drift down to the Philadelphia region Tuesday night. This is a projection of where it could be around 7 p.m. CBS News Philadelphia

This is a projection of where wildfire smoke could be around 9 p.m. Wednesday/CBS News Philadelphia

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