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Air quality advisory in effect Sunday for fine particle pollution from Canada wildfires

by Jul 27, 2025
An air quality health advisory is in effect again today for Long Island and the rest of the metro New York region for fine particle pollution caused by smoke from Canada wildfires.

Heat, air quality advisories in effect Friday

by Jul 24, 2025
A heat advisory for heat index values of 100º-102º F, and an air quality health advisory for ozone are in effect Friday. There is also a risk of severe weather in the late afternoon-evening Friday.

Heat advisory in effect again Thursday

by Jul 16, 2025
A heat advisory is in effect again today with heat index values of up to 102º F in the forecast.

Heat advisory, air quality health advisory in effect again Wednesday

by Jun 24, 2025
An air quality health advisory, heat advisory and UV alert are in effect again Wednesday as the heat wave persists on Long Island.

Heat wave will intensify Tuesday, with heat index values as high as 104º and another air quality alert for ozone pollution...

by Jun 23, 2025
With afternoon temperatures forecast to reach 99 degrees locally Tuesday and heat index values as high as 104, the area remains under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Tuesday. Most of L.I. west of Riverhead Town is under an excessive heat warning.

Air quality, heat advisories in effect locally through Tuesday evening as heat wave moves east

by Jun 23, 2025
Heat index values are expected to reach 100 across the Long Island region, with more moderate temperatures on the South Fork. An air quality health advisory for ozone and a heat advisory are in effect through Tuesday evening.

Air quality health advisory in effect Sunday

by Jun 22, 2025
An air quality health advisory is in effect today for the Long Island region, where levels of ground level ozone will make the air unhealthy for sensitive groups, including  young children, people with cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease such as asthma.

Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality health advisory for LI, NYC Metro regions Thursday

by Jun 11, 2025
Elevated fine particulate levels in the LI and NYC Metro regions due to smoke from wildfires raging across Canada have prompted an air quality health advisory from midnight tonight to midnight Thursday.

Air quality health advisory in effect today

by Jun 5, 2025
An air quality health advisory is in effect today for the Long Island region, where levels of ground level ozone will make the air unhealthy for sensitive groups, including  young children, people with cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease such as asthma.

Air quality health advisory in effect Thursday for L.I. and Metro NY, due to massive wildfire in N.J.

by Apr 23, 2025
An air quality health advisory is in effect Thursday for Long Island and the Metro NY Region for fine particles from a massive wildfire that has burned thousands of acres in the New Jersey Pine Barrens since it erupted Tuesday.