Wildfire smoke obscures a sunset in central Nebraska, (Brian Neben, Courtesy)
HASTINGS — Canadian wildfire smoke will be pulled into the central Plains as a cold front moves through the area late in the work week.
Air quality maps show deteriorating conditions in western North Dakota due to the presence of wildfire smoke.
This smoke will be drawn south into the central Plains in the wake of a cold frontal boundary moves to the southeast.
According to the National Weather Service – Hastings, impacts to south central Nebraska will be Thursday into Friday as the thicker smoke lags behind the cold front for a few hours.
Residents should keep an eye out for a future air quality alter from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.
Canada has surpassed the milestone of 5,000 wildfires to date over the 2024 season, according to data from the national wildfire agency.
With over five million hectares torched by blazes this year, 2024 is shaping to be the second-most destructive wildfire season in the past two decades, per the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.
