A person wearing a facemask walks near the Brooklyn Bridge as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions on July 16, 2026, in New York. Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, prompting evacuations and sending dangerous smoke billowing into the U.S. where millions of people were exposed to the unhealthy … Read more
World Cup fans can breathe a little easier. Smoke from massive Canadian wildfires is expected to retreat before Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with meteorologists telling The Post they predict only a light haze and little impact on the championship match. Meteorologists told The Post on Saturday that … Read more
Strong weekend storms are expected to bring a variety of impacts to the East Coast, including thunderstorms, hail, gusty wind and possibly even a few tornadoes, causing a sense of relief from the recent heat and smoky conditions. Warm and muggy temperatures are once again plaguing portions of the East Coast, but thick Canadian wildfire smoke could … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. A recent wave of Canadian and Great Lakes wildfires has triggered an Air Quality Health Advisory for New York, pushing local air pollution into the “Unhealthy” range as of July … Read more
New York City is forecast to have worse-quality air than Delhi on Thursday, as massive wildfires in Canada push hazy skies and dangerous smoke south. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) score reached Level Red on Thursday morning, according to AirNow, which is defined as unhealthy for everyone, especially sensitive groups, including the elderly, children, … Read more
It’s going to get hazier before it gets better. The Big Apple is under an Air Quality Health Advisory as the Canadian and Great Lake wildfire smoke slowly takes over our skies. The air pollution reached “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” levels of air quality around 11 a.m., and is expected to remain so until around … Read more
Several wildfires burning across the northwestern Canadian provinces are again sending vast amounts of smoke into the upper Midwest and northeastern US, swamping the area with unhealthy air quality – some of the worst in the world, according to some metrics. Northerly winds began pushing smoke south into Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Thursday. Air … Read more
Even books are having trouble beating the heat. Dozens of paperbacks at a Brooklyn bookstore curled in on themselves this week as Mother Nature huffed her hot and sticky breath across the Big Apple, images dramatically showed. The metro area suffered from muggy and oppressive weather as high humidity and a heat index above 90 … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday declared a state of emergency for the Big Apple and much of the rest of New York thanks to a suffocating heatwave set to shatter 125-year-old records. Deadly thunderstorms and flash flooding were already rocking upstate over the weekend, and a days-long heatwave stretching across the Northeast could push temperatures … Read more
Get ready for the heat wave! The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat watch for NYC Saturday — ahead of an expected four-day heat wave which is forecast to swamp the city in sweltering, dangerous temperatures which could break the 100-degree mark. “We’re essentially locked in to this sunny, hot pattern for basically the … Read more