Spectacular Sunsets, Sunrises In NJ Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke

NEW JERSEY — Smoke traveling from wildfires in Canada has created conditions for some vivid sunrises and sunsets in New Jersey this week, along with hazy skies.

The wildfire smoke has also made for hazy sunshine as it travels through the upper levels of the atmosphere, and conditions should continue this week for brightly-colored mornings and evenings in New Jersey.

The wildfires are burning in western Canada and prompted air quality alerts in Colorado and Montana, but not in East Coast states. Expect hazy sunshine again Tuesday as smoke remains over the region, said the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.

The NWS office in New York City added that the wildfire smoke “is far above the surface and will not cause breathing issues” for residents in the eastern U.S.

Thousands of residents have been evacuated in the province of Alberta, where regional officials issued state-of-emergency alerts according to the Associated Press. There have also been fires in British Columbia, the AP reported.