Poor air quality impacting summer camps across DC region

Poor air quality impacting summer camps across DC region

As if it wasn’t already tough enough keeping kids busy during the summer, imagine doing it with thousands of them – when they have to stay inside.

As if it wasn’t already tough enough keeping kids busy during the summer, imagine doing it with thousands of them – when they have to stay inside.

FOX 5 Weather forecast for Thursday night, June 29
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FOX 5 Weather forecast for Thursday night, June 29

FOX 5's Jen Delgado has your Thursday night forecast and what to expect with the air quality as we head into the holiday weekend.

FOX 5's Jen Delgado has your Thursday night forecast and what to expect with the air quality as we head into the holiday weekend.

How is air quality measured?

How is air quality measured?

As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.

As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.

Smoky haze blankets DC area Thursday
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Smoky haze blankets DC area Thursday

Northwesterly winds behind a cold front, which delivered downpours and some severe weather Tuesday, will act as an unimpeded conveyor belt shuttling the smoke into the Mid-Atlantic. Much of the wildfire smoke is originating over northeast British Columbia, northwest Alberta and southern parts of the Northern Territories.

Northwesterly winds behind a cold front, which delivered downpours and some severe weather Tuesday, will act as an unimpeded conveyor belt shuttling the smoke into the Mid-Atlantic. Much of the wildfire smoke is originating over northeast British Columbia, northwest Alberta and southern parts of the Northern Territories.

Code Red air quality alert from Canadian wildfire smoke

Code Red air quality alert from Canadian wildfire smoke

Another day of hazy skies and poor air quality is in the cards for the DMV on Thursday as relentless Canadian wildfire smoke continues to waft southeast.

Another day of hazy skies and poor air quality is in the cards for the DMV on Thursday as relentless Canadian wildfire smoke continues to waft southeast.

Wildfire smoke creates haze across DC region; Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued

Wildfire smoke creates haze across DC region; Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued

Wildfire smoke from Canada prompted a Code Orange Air Quality Alert to be issued for much of the Washington, D.C. region Wednesday making it unhealthy for vulnerable populations to be outside.

Wildfire smoke from Canada prompted a Code Orange Air Quality Alert to be issued for much of the Washington, D.C. region Wednesday making it unhealthy for vulnerable populations to be outside.

Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex

Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex

Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.

Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.

Severe weather threat Monday across the DC region

Severe weather threat Monday across the DC region

It will be a hot and humid Monday across the D.C. region with the potential for strong, scattered thunderstorms later in the day.

It will be a hot and humid Monday across the D.C. region with the potential for strong, scattered thunderstorms later in the day.

FOX 5: 7-day weather forecast
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FOX 5: 7-day weather forecast

FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart has the latest 7-day weather forecast

FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart has the latest 7-day weather forecast