Smoke from Alberta and British Columbia’s wildfires has crept eastward to Ontario, creating a hazy tint in the sky.

David Rodgers, a meteorologist from Environment Canada, said while there is no cause for immediate concern it is a little sooner in the season than we’re used to seeing.

The haziness isn’t uncommon and will happen every other summer. However, as winds blow the smoke east because it’s high above 6 km, and the main impact is just that the sky looks a little tinted

“Last evening and yesterday morning the sun was quite red, but that’s the main influence,” said Rodgers on Saturday.

The air quality will see very little impact, and the air levels in Toronto’s atmosphere aren’t increasing as a result of the smoke, he said. But as out-of-control fires continue to burn, the city can still expect the visual impact.

South of the border, the National Weather Service in the city of Wilmington, Ohio posted a tweet showing that the smoke from the wildfires has also blown into the U.S.

Rodgers said there are at least two big fires that have not been brought under control which will continue to burn. Additionally, a thunderstorm is heading toward the north of the province which could possibly start new fires.

“For the next four to five days it looks like we could be seeing more smoke at times, because it’s not a situation they have under control.”

On Thursday, Environment Canada issued an air quality alert just after 8 a.m. in most of Alberta, urging anyone with breathing difficulties to stay indoors in a cool, ventilated place.

Raneem Alozzi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @r_alozzi

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