When Will Canadian Wildfire Smoke Return To The Northeast?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - JUNE 8: The Lincoln Memorial is covered by haze in Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2023. Smoke from Canadian wildfires on Thursday pushed the air quality index in the D.C. region to Code Purple, the second-worst of six color-coded levels in the index. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

New York City resembled an alien world this past week as thick smoke from wildfires burning in Canada was blown across the Northeast, causing air quality to reach dangerous levels.

Millions across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York who also experienced some of the worst air quality can breathe a sigh of relief as AccuWeather forecasters say the unhealthy conditions are about to improve.