Is that smoke in the sky? Here's when you can expect haze from Canadian wildfires in Des Moines

A soft haze from the Canadian wildfires is expected to move into Des Moines on Tuesday.

The smoke this time will appear more as filtered sunshine across the state, according to meteorologist Rod Donavon with the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Iowa's capital city can expect hazy skies between noon and 4 p.m.

"Right now, it's not expected to be near as extreme as what we saw earlier this summer," Donavon said Monday afternoon.

Canada has been plagued by the worst wildfire season on record. At times, smoke from Canadian wildfires has made its way to parts of the United States, blanketing skylines with an orange haze. Earlier this summer, Iowa was hit with air quality warnings as smoke drifted into the Midwest.

According to the National Weather Service forecast, Tuesday in Des Moines will have a high near 84 degrees, with wind gusts as high as 20 mph. The Canadian Government's 72-hour map of excepted smoke from the long-burning wildfires shows a plume sitting over Iowa on Tuesday and slowly dissipating overnight.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources does not expect to issue any air quality warnings with this round of haze, according to an email from John Gering, unit leader for the air quality monitoring staff. He does not anticipate the level of particle pollution from fine particulates to exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's health threshold.

Noelle Alviz-Gransee is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. Follow her on Twitter @NoelleHannika or email her at NAlvizGransee@registermedia.com.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Des Moines will see another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires