As NJ heatwave gets worse, Canadian wildfire smoke will darken the skies

☀️New Jersey could reach 100 degrees on Wednesday

☀️Smoke from Canadian wildfires may bring hazy skies, smoky air and poor air quality

☀️Heat eases Thursday and Friday gradually, but above-normal temperatures continue

New Jersey's heat wave will not only bring heat and humidity but also smoke from wildfires in Canada.

The peak of the heat wave will be Wednesday with partly sunny skies, a breeze, humid conditions, and temperatures soaring close to record territory around 100 degrees, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning, in effect for Wednesday.

There will also be the smell of smoke, potentially hazardous air quality, and orange skies as the smoke from Ontario reaches the United States.

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Canadian wildfires send smoke toward New Jersey

Skies were already hazy in some areas of New Jersey on Tuesday with an incense-like smell.

The CBC reported 128 confirmed wildfires throughout Ontario as of Tuesday afternoon. Some of the fires are burning through very thick forest, creating even more smoke.

Canadian wildfires have been burning every summer for the past several years, sending smoke and haze towards  New Jersey.

Thursday will still be toasty, with highs in the lower 90s, although not quite as extreme and humidity should ease a bit later in the day, according to Zarrow.  Friday looks very warm but more tolerable, with partly sunny skies, lower humidity, and highs sliding back into the upper 80s.

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