{"id":15209276,"date":"2026-07-14T14:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/heres-whats-giving-the-sky-over-new-england-that-milky-hazy-appearance\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:33:41","slug":"heres-whats-giving-the-sky-over-new-england-that-milky-hazy-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/heres-whats-giving-the-sky-over-new-england-that-milky-hazy-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#039;s what&#039;s giving the sky over New England that milky, hazy appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed that the sky over New England has a milky dusk appearance today? <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s being caused by wildfire smoke being blown into our area from Canada, and it&#8217;s sticking around \u2014 the smoke will thicken Wednesday and remain in the upper atmosphere Thursday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/07\/1_866c98.png?w=1920&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"A map showing wildfire smoke from Canada flowing into northern New England on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-11393043\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A map showing wildfire smoke from Canada flowing into northern New England on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the smoke is forecast to remain aloft over New England, as it is blowing in with the jet stream, but we&#8217;re still watching air quality closely through the end of the week. If it does begin moving closer to the surface, air quality will deteriorate quickly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/07\/2_75d9f8.png?w=1920&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"A map showing wildfire smoke from Canada flowing into northern New England on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-11393044\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A map showing wildfire smoke from Canada flowing into northern New England on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An orange and yellow glow is possible in the Midwest, with unhealthy and very unhealthy air quality forecast for Wednesday with the smoke remaining thick into Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/07\/AQI-today-to-tomorrow.png?w=1920&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"A map showing air quality levels in the Northeast and upper Midwest on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-11393042\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A map showing air quality levels in the Northeast and upper Midwest on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/07\/3_6d98dd.png?w=1920&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"A graphic showing wildfire smoke that&apos;s expected to be over the Northeastern U.S., including New England, on Thursday, July 16, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-11393041\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A graphic showing wildfire smoke that&#8217;s expected to be over the Northeastern U.S., including New England, on Thursday, July 16, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is slowing temperatures from heating up today, Tuesday, and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"997\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/07\/wildfire-smoke-massachusetts-satellite.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=997&amp;resize=997%2C561\" alt=\"A satellite view of the Northeast U.S. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Wildfire smoke can be seen \u2014 a darker color mixed in with the white of the clouds.\" class=\"wp-image-11393040\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A satellite view of the Northeast U.S. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Wildfire smoke can be seen \u2014 it&#8217;s the darker color mixed in with the white of the clouds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"recirc-module\">\n<h3 class=\"recirc__heading\">More wildfire smoke news<\/h3>\n<p class=\"recirc__subheading\">\n<div class=\"recirc__post\">\n<div class=\"post__wrap\">\n<div class=\"post__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"Wildfires are making the U.S. smoggy, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/national-international\/wildfires-us-smog-clean-air\/3960324\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"post__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2026\/06\/AP26155597661357.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post__text\">\n<div class=\"post__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"Wildfires\" class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/tag\/wildfires\/\">Wildfires<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post__date post__date--has-category\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJun 4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"post__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"Wildfires are making the U.S. smoggy, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds\" class=\"post__title--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/national-international\/wildfires-us-smog-clean-air\/3960324\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWildfires are making the U.S. smoggy, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"recirc__post\">\n<div class=\"post__wrap\">\n<div 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decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"post__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcboston.com\/2025\/01\/AP25008124566939-e1736349737495.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"format-icon format-icon--video\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post__text\">\n<div class=\"post__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"Wildfires\" class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/tag\/wildfires\/\">Wildfires<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post__date post__date--has-category\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan 8, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"post__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"How to stay safe from wildfire smoke\" class=\"post__title--link\" 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