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Things are looking much clearer outside today, and comfortable too! Some showers and thunderstorms are on the way, but the weekend should be a pretty good one. FOX 5 New York's Nick Gregory has your weather forecast.

NYC air quality improves as wildfire smoke clears

Air quality across New York is improving, so schools, games, and outdoor activities are back to normal. City and state officials are still urging caution, even though the worst appears to be over.

NYC weather forecast & air quality update
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The NYC air quality alert is still in effect until midnight but things are heading in the right direction. Temperatures remain mild with scattered showers and storms in the afternoon.

NYC air quality: Will the Canada wildfire smoke impact your weekend?

Thick smoke has blanketed the Big Apple for several days this week, but will weather conditions improve this weekend? FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods has the answer.

Wildfires in Canada continue to create chaos for the East Coast

The U.S. has already sent more than 600 firefighters and equipment to Canada but weather experts say the change in climate will continue to fuel the fires.

Weather Forecast: Air quality update
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The air quality alert is still in effect until midnight but things are heading in the right directions. Temperatures remain mild with scattered showers and storms in the afternoon.

American Airlines allowing passengers to rebook without fees as wildfire smoke impacts Northeast

Passengers traveling through certain U.S. airports may now have their change fees waived under certain conditions due to the wildfire smoke from Canada impacting airline operations.

NYC air quality: Forecast, outlook for Thursday and beyond

Thick smoke blanketed the Big Apple for the second straight day Wednesday, temporarily earning New York an unwelcome distinction: the most polluted city in the whole world.

Smoke from wildfires, a fact of life in the West, catch outdoor workers off guard in the East

The hazardous haze from Canada’s wildfires is taking its toll on outdoor workers along the Eastern U.S. who carried on with their daily jobs even as dystopian orange skies forced the cancelation of sports events, school field trips and Broadway plays.

NYC weather forecast
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FOX 5 NY's Nick Gregory has your weather forecast.

'EH!PACALOPYSE NOW!' Americans blame Canada as haze from northern fires continues

The front page headline of the New York Post screamed "BLAME CANADA!" The Boston Herald has "Thanks Canada," and the Dallas Morning News front page said "U.S. caught in a Canadian haze."

Mars or Manhattan? Wildfire smoke draws comparisons to Red Planet

The light-scattering effect of the smoke molecules turned the sky several shades of red throughout the day Wednesday and had some asking, am I on Mars or Earth?

It’s official: World enters El Niño climate pattern

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared the world has transitioned out of a triple-dip La Niña and has entered an El Niño climate pattern for the first time since 2019.

NYC air quality concerns: Experts weigh in on plan to protect New Yorkers

It could be days or even weeks until the air quality returns to normal. According to Fox Weather, by Friday morning, the worst of the smoke will push off Long Island and into the Atlantic Ocean.

How to protect your pet when wildfire smoke creates poor air quality

Microscopic particles from wildfire smoke can cause serious health problems for animals, sometimes causing more harm than in humans, experts say.

Over 100 million in eastern US warned of 'unhealthy' air as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads south, west

Choking smoke from wildfires burning in Canada continues to billow into the eastern U.S., where more than 100 million Americans will again experience "unhealthy" to even "hazardous" air quality levels.

NYC weather forecast
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FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods has your forecast.