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Smell smoke? Canadian wildfire affects air quality in the city Thursday

Air quality alert until midnight for the Bronx until midnight. Bronx is forecast to reach unhealthy pollution levels today! 

Monique Tawiah

Jul 16, 2026, 5:59 AM

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Bronx County NY Weather Alerts

Hundreds of widespread fires in western Ontario are sending plumes of smoke to the city! This directly affects our air quality sending it to unhealthy levels. Keep the windows closed and, especially, if you have respiratory issues, wear a mask!

The smoke will gradually drift south tomorrow, which will give us some relief but slight haze will remain which will make for a whiter sky as compared to it being as blue!

Weather conditions have also changed! Today will be warm, but less humid. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the low 90s but the humidity will be low. As compared to yesterday's dew points in the upper 60s, today they'll be in the 50s.

We can't rule out the chance for an afternoon storm today. Saturday's forecast has a greater likelihood of all day rain as the Storm Prediction Center has already put us under a marginal risk for severe storms as showers and storms look more likely throughout the day.

TODAY: Smoky. Seasonable warmth. Low humidity. Highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT: Smoky. Lows in the 70s.

TOMORROW: Less haze. Sunny. Highs in the low 90s.

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