Hazy skies settled over Hampton Roads this week as smoke from wildfires in Canada and the West moved over the region. The smoke has led to “moderate” air quality nearly every day this

Code Yellow Air Quality or the moderate level for particle pollution is forecast for Thursday and Friday. This may cause health symptoms for groups of people in the unusually sensitive category.

The wildfire areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are projected to receive 50 millimeters to 100 millimeters of rain this weekend into early next week. That amount of rain converts to two inches to four inches of rain. Two to four inches of rain will do a lot to extinguish a wildfire.