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

Smoke from wildfires in Canada will be affecting the air quality in Rhode Island and Massachusetts starting early Monday afternoon and lasting through Tuesday.

The National Weather Service announced air quality alerts in 10 states Tuesday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the U.S. border. The alerts come as the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre lists 746 active fires Tuesday morning,