An air quality alert is in effect for all of Massachusetts as smoke from Canadian wildfires descends into the Boston area.

Massachusetts can expect hazy skies on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift down the East Coast, prompting an Air Quality Alert for the western part of the state.

Large wildfires in remote regions of Canada sent smoke billowing across the border, inundating northern New England with degraded air quality at the beginning of the week.