Smoke from Canadian wildfires reducing air quality and visibility across Jacksonville

With the blocking pattern in place across the First Coast, the skies will have a hazy hint through Thursday.

12:02 PM EDT October 3, 2023and, this time around, it's making an impact on air quality and visibility across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida.

This means members of sensitive groups, such as asthma or other chronic lung or heart-related illnesses, may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. The problem with this wildfire smoke in our sky is the microscopic particles. These particles can cause health problems after prolonged exposure, such as burning eyes, a runny nose, and other illnesses such as bronchitis. If you are healthy, this shouldn't be a concern in the short term.

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