As Canada’s wildfires rage, where is the smoke drifting?

Air quality alerts stretch from Alberta to parts of northern Ontario, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with some U.S. states also seeing advisories.

With more than 200 active wildfires across Canada, the smoke from the blazes is spreading, even drifting south to cloud over multiple U.S. states.

Air quality alerts stretch from Alberta to parts of northern Ontario, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, while Minnesota and Michigan are seeing air quality levels that can be classified as “hazardous” and others deemed “very unhealthy.”

According to weather alerts by Environment Canada, various Ontario communities are expected to see poor air quality and reduced visibility with wildfire smoke remaining in place for potentially several days in some areas.

Several warnings are in effect for northwest Alberta and central Saskatchewan and Manitoba, while air quality statements are in place for northeast B.C., east central Alberta and Saskatchewan, and small parts of Manitoba.

The upper U.S. Midwest has been seeing the majority of impacts from wildfire smoke, with Minnesota on Monday advising air quality would enter the unhealthy category in the east central, southeast and northeast parts of the state, with its alert in place until Wednesday.

“A band of very heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to move southeast across Minnesota and has reached south central and northeast Minnesota Tuesday morning,” a news release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency stated.

The agency warned east central, southeast and northeast Minnesota would see fine particle levels reach the red “unhealthy” air quality index category, with the Twin Cities among the communities being urged to avoid prolonged or heavy exertion and limit time spent outdoors.

Western, central and north-central parts would see the orange level, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.