NORTH PLATTE, Neb - If you are smelling smoke in the air, you're not dreaming, but it's coming from fires burning nearly 1,600 miles away in western Canada. The National Weather Service at Lee Bird Field in North Platte says you can expect unhealthy air quality into Friday due to these fires and the smoke in the air.

<p><i>North Platte Post</i></p><p>NORTH PLATTE, Neb - If you are smelling smoke in the air, you're not dreaming, but it's coming from fires burning nearly 1,600 miles away in western Canada. The National Weather Service at Lee Bird Field in North Platte says you can expect unhealthy air quality into Friday due to these fires and the smoke in the air.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Smell smoke this morning? It&#39;s coming from wildfires burning in Canada! Expect moderate to unhealthy air quality into Friday. <a href="https://t.co/GhqpGEQCIf">pic.twitter.com/GhqpGEQCIf</a></p>&mdash; NWS North Platte (@NWSNorthPlatte) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSNorthPlatte/status/1659222754913300488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><figure>
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Expect moderate to unhealthy air quality into Friday due to smoke in Canada