NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Smoke from local marsh fires continues to lead to a deterioration of the air quality across the area.
Friday morning, residents in metro New Orleans woke up to smoke-filled skies and a strong odor. The dense shroud of fog lingering over the city has led to the smoke odor making it into homes and business.
The smoke is emanating from a series of marsh fires that have been burning in New Orleans East, Laffite, and St. Bernard Parish.
See also: St. Bernard Parish marsh fire is 80% contained; the smell of smoke gives residents headaches
Through the weekend, winds and wind direction will remain the same. That east-to-northeast wind will keep pushing any smoke from the East into metropolitan New Orleans.
The Army Corps of Engineers says it is sending five pumps to help flood the land and extinguish the fire in New Orleans East.
Otherwise, the weather is nice with lots of sunshine and warming temperatures. Overnight lows will be less chilly in the upper 40s north and 50s south. Saturday look for highs in the middle 70s with a warm up each day into the low 80s again by the middle of next week.
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