Smoke Forecast Update

Update Issued: September 14th, 2020 at 16:30 PDT

·  Air Quality Health Index of 10+ spread across Southern BC throughout last weekend

·  There will be some improvement in air quality throughout the Cariboo and Thompson tonight and Tuesday

·  Elsewhere in the south, variability in air quality can be expected over the next few days but remain generally poor

·  A southerly flow Tuesday night through Thursday morning will spread smoke northward again

·  A frontal system is forecast to bring a significant change to clearer air beginning Thursday night on the coast and Friday in the Interior

·  Most areas should be clear of thick smoke by the middle of the weekend of September 19-20

Environment Canada