New York City New York Wildfire & Smoke Map Today: See Current Live Updates

New York City New York wildfire and smoke map showing active fire locations, smoke coverage, wind direction, AQI levels, and current live updates across the NYC metro area.

New York City’s air quality index hit 289 at 10 p.m. on July 16, 2026. Smoke from more than 100 Ontario wildfires drove the spike during a heat emergency. Only June 2023, at 465, ranks higher. We built this guide from NYC Emergency Management’s hour-by-hour record of that event, AirNow and NOAA map documentation, and … Read more