An air quality alert went into effect for the metropolitan area went out Monday at midnight and continues until midnight Tuesday.

A stagnant airmass will keep wildfire smoke over the eastern Great Lakes today, including the Buffalo-Niagara and Western New York region

An air quality advisory is in effect for New York City on Monday due to wildfire smoke from Canada, according to officials. Other areas that are affected by the advisory include the Hudson Valley, Adirondacks,