Tag: Air quality
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Welcome to October! Smoke and AQ worsens but not too bad. Weather pattern stagnant.
Smoke lighter than before It isn’t as bad as the last time, but the smoke is definitely back and has settled into the valley. The Island seems to be getting most of it. AQ is a little better on the Lower Mainland. We are into the 30s for PM2.5 now. We were into the 100s…
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Hazy skies return – Might keep fog around – Air Quality still good for biking.
You will notice smoke and haze blocking the sun a bit today as the California smoke has again come to visit. It has been hard to predict the smokes effect on Air Quality from day to day bubut for the moment the smoke seems to be staying well aloft and not subsiding down so the…
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Poor air quality to continue. Smoke spreads across North America. COVID numbers up.
Smoke forecasts prove very difficult If there is one thing we have learned about this wildfire Smoke is it is very difficult to figure out where it is going. We remain in the thick of it today. ENV. Canada is expecting the “widespread smoke” to continue through Wednesday but doesn’t mention later on. This may…
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30 degree temperatures returning. Smoke from California invading. 3 new Island COVID19 Cases.
Heat returns for Long Weekend It isn’t always a sure thing that we get nice weather for the Labour Day weekend. I remember more than a few walks around the Festival grounds in the rain. However, this weekend will not be that! While there is no festival, you will still be able to walk around…
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Air Quality Advisory Lifted.
The Advisory that was in effect for Port Alberni has now been lifted. Expect a fairly calm and pleasant week of weather ahead. I’ll post again on Thursday or Friday with the look at the weekend.