Blazes in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have forced thousands to evacuate. Smoke is expected to waft over the U.S. through the weekend.

Checkout the moment Loressa Beatty drove through the smoke of the Manitoba wildfires. According to officials, thousands of residents from northern Manitoba are being evacuated due to fast-moving wildfires,

Hot air rises very quickly, which means that the smoke and ash from these fires can reach high heights in the atmosphere. The upper level winds then take that smoke, and they blow it hundreds of miles away. That's why many North Carolinians are seeing a hazy sky over the state Saturday.

As anyone who was around two years ago will remember, this is not the first time a hazy, unhealthy back of air engulfed and choked Chicago.

Thousands of people fled from areas overwhelmed by wildfires in Canada's northern Manitoba. The outbreak of fires across much of western Canada's north is due to unusually hot and dry conditions and flames are consuming hundreds of thousands of hectares of tinder-dry forest and bushland.

Pukatawagan Cree Nation's chief and council say residents are growing more anxious as the community's only airstrip remains closed because of wildfire smoke.

Wildfires in Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are creating smoke visible in Michigan. Here's what to know.