Wildfire smoke from Canada is continuing to wreak havoc on parts of the United States, with air quality not expected to improve significantly for a few more days. According to Jen Carfagno, a Weather Channel meteorologist, a blocked pattern across North America has kept an area of upper-level low pressure stuck over the Northeast, guiding wildfire smoke from Quebec into the Northeast, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and down to the mid-Atlantic. The shift in weather is expected over the weekend when forecasts indicate the wind will switch directions, bringing in cleaner air. Moreover, satellite images reflect thick smoke gathering over the Northeast United States. A group of eastern provinces in Canada is seeing a particularly severe and unusual start to the wildfire season, with fires raging in Quebec, Ottawa, and Nova Scotia. Heavy winds are directing smoke downward past the Canadian border with the U.S. and affecting the air quality for millions of people. Air quality was ranked “hazardous” in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. Air quality is expected to improve as smoke pollution eases towards the end of the week and into this weekend, although the Midwest could be affected if wildfires continue.
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