On Thursday at 9:22 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until 11 p.m. for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.

An air quality alert has been issued for the Boston area and other parts of Massachusetts today. And while the region has seen smoke from Canadian wildfires and fires burning in the U.S., that's not what's driving Thursday's warning.

Long Island will see temperatures rise in the upper 80s Thursday, the second day of an air quality health advisory for the New York City area. State officials issued the advisory for Long Island, New York City,