Air quality alerts are now in place for 10 states from Minnesota to Connecticut and, on Tuesday afternoon, Boston is expected to see a nice break from the smoke thanks to onshore winds keeping smoke inland as Detroit and New York City may catch more of a break due to winds from the east as well.

Wildfires burning in Canada were causing unhealthy air quality across parts of North America on Monday. By Judson Jones Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times. Canadian wildfires burning across northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan are sending smoke through central Canada,

PM2.5 — is expected to push the Air Quality Index over 100, reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, older adults, and people