'Air Quality Action Day' Issued Thursday In Passaic Co. For Wildfire Smoke: NWS

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — More smoke from the ongoing wildfires in Canada will affect the air quality in North Jersey on Thursday, and an air quality alert has already been issued for Passaic County.

The National Weather Service has the county under an alert for poor air quality from Wednesday night at midnight, through 12 a.m. Thursday.

"Sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and the young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors," the NWS said. "Levels of fine particulates will remain elevated in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category statewide on Thursday due to residual Canadian wildfire smoke." Related article — Wildfire Smoke Returning To NJ: Latest Timeline

Dense fog and low visibility are in Wednesday’s forecast for New Jersey, per the National Weather Service, with the worst of the smoke conditions expected to affect the Garden State on Thursday. There may be some rainfall and possible thunderstorms Wednesday night in North Jersey as well, per the NWS.

New York governor Kathy Hochul also issued an air quality advisory around New York City Wednesday, according to News12, with the New York City Health Department noting that “moderate” air quality levels can change quickly due to shifting wind patterns. Conditions may also worsen Thursday, the outlet reported.

Here is a look at the forecast through Friday for Wayne, from the National Weather Service office in New York.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light northwest wind.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light south wind.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

This article contains reporting from Patch's Nicole Rosenthal.