A Smoky Skies bulletin remains in place for Prince George.
According to Environment Canada, our region is likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke for the next 24-48 hours.
Meteorologist, Terri Lang told MyPGNow.com conditions should improve by tomorrow (Thursday).
“The weather pattern is expected to change. The winds will start to veer more toward the northwest and it looks like in the overnight period and into the morning that should start to take the smoke towards areas to the east.”
Lang added wildfires from northern Alberta and northeastern BC are what’s causing the smoke to drift into our area.
“It’s hard to narrow it down from one or the other but it’s a large area of smoke that the weather pattern is bringing from the northeast into sections of central British Columbia.”
The air quality advisory is in place for the Prince George Fire Centre with the main focus on the northeast regions including Fort Nelson, the B.C. Peace River Region and select regions in central B.C., including Prince George, McGregor, North Columbia, Williston, and Yellowhead.
The smoke is traveling south from a number of large wildfires including the Hossitl Creek and Tooga Creek wildfires northeast of Fort Nelson, the Donnie Creek wildfire north of Fort St. John, as well as the West Kiskatinaw River and Peavine Creek blazes fires south and southwest of Dawson Creek.
People with lung disease or heart disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and people who work outdoors are at higher risk of experiencing health effects caused by wildfire smoke.
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