Smoke from wildfires in the Everglades along Alligator Alley fills the sky on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, affecting air quality throughout the area. Mike Stocker/ Sentinel) People climb the observation tower at the Alligator Alley Environmental Education Center and Rest Area at Mile Marker 35 on I-75 in Broward County as smoke from wildfires in the Everglades fills the sky on Thursday,

Smoke from two brush fires burning in the Everglades are drifting over Fort Lauderdale and the western Broward County suburbs on Wednesday morning.

Wildfire smoke wafting east from the Everglades is causing “unhealthy” air quality and low visibility across Broward County on Wednesday, officials say.