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The Atmospheric River on the Equinox. Expect rain this week after final pleasant summer day. COVID School exposures list.
The air is clear! Our first Atmospheric River will greet us for the fall equinox which is 6AM Tuesday morning. Here is the jet stream forecast starting with today and moving to every day this week. The more it points at us the more moisture we are likely to get on our doorstep. You can…
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Smoke clearing but AQ fluctuating. Showers today and Saturday. Rain next week.
We were down to a normal 15ug/m3 overnight as the smoke had basically cleared out. Unfortunately it has settled back in this morning. We are back up to 40ug/m3 but the forecasts seem to point to it continuing to disperse. We should be all clear by the end of the day on Saturday. Weekend Scattered…
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The worst might be over. PM2.5 levels still high, but getting better. Thursday dry and pleasant. Showers on the way Friday and Saturday.
EC just issued a new Statement As I was writing this post EC issued a new Air Quality statement. Here it is: “Air quality has improved considerably across southern B.C. overnight however fine particulate matter levels remain elevated. Winds from the south are expected to continue to transport smoke north over the next 24-48 hours…
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Slight improvement today but smoke still thick until weekend. New links provided. Rain and a Wind Storm possible next week.
A good progression Ever since Tuesday afternoon when we saw the sun ever so briefly, the overall Smoke concentration has been slowly lessening. The inversion is still strong though so it is keep the smoke locked to the ground. Here is this morning’s graph. (See it updated on the front page). We are currently at…
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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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