National Weather Service warns of ozone NBC New York [Video]

You may notice a bit of a haze in the air this week. In part, it’s coming from central Canadian wildfire smoke, and while impacts are expected to peak on Wednesday, it’s not leading to much health concern in the tri-state.

Ground-level ozone/pollution, however, is a different story. That’s going to take our Air Quality Index above 100, which is into the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” category.

On hot and sunny days, especially in urban areas, heat and sunlight react chemically with pollutants in the air to form ground-level ozone, which can be very irritating to people with respiratory problems.

Air quality alerts are in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for a swath of the tri-state area, including all five boroughs of New York City. Check the latest weather alerts for your neighborhood here.

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For most of us, ground-level ozone won’t pose a major issue other than creating a hazy horizon. And the wildfire smoke shouldn’t impact …