Smoke from western wildfires to blame for hazy southern Ontario skies [Video]

In northern Ontario, air quality warnings have been issued by Environment Canada in connection to forest fires, but the southern part of the province is also being impacted.

Upper-level smoke from wildfires out west are making for hazy skies over southern Ontario, according to Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell.

“The smoke here is mostly from fires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba but there is also some fire smoke from northwestern Ontario in there as well,” he explained Tuesday morning, noting that it is also keeping a lid on warmer weather.

“Today it’s at its thickest higher up in the atmosphere which is leading to these hazy skies and will likely affect the temperature today, keeping it a degree or so cooler than if we didn’t have any smoke.”

The issue is expected to partially clear up on Wednesday ,although that will not last for long.

“Tomorrow ahead of a cold front, …