Western wildfires spreading smoke as far as Canada and New York

An enormous wildfire is burning across several Western states, but winds are carrying its smoke much further. The National Weather Service shared satellite images Tuesday showing smoke drifting southeast across New York and the Tri-State area. 

The service said the smoke would filter the sunshine throughout the day – and some New Yorkers woke up to hazy skies and a bright orange sun.  This phenomenon has happened before, when smoke from wildfires in the West spread all the way to Washington, D.C. in September 2020, causing the sky to look hazy and orange.