The Air Quality index put together by the Government of Canada runs on a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being very low risk and 10+ is the highest. This website is updated approximately every two hours.
Current Air Quality in Edmonton:
You can check the current air quality in Edmonton with tips and warnings on the government website here:
And check out this interactive map that shows the real-time air quality for Sherwood Park, Edmonton, St. Alberta and all surrounding areas – zoom out enough and you can see the air quality in all of North America!
View the map here
Forecasted Smoke in Alberta:
You can use this interactive map to see the current and predicted smoke in our region. Zoom in or out on the map to see the probably amount of smoke every area in Canada can expect for the next three days:
Interactive Smoke map for Edmonton/Alberta/Canada
See the current active fires throughout Alberta on this interactive map from Alberta.ca here – fires on this map show the location and are color-coded (ie: red is out of control, yellow is being held, green is under control)
As always: Stay safe, everyone!
Photo credit: Toronto Star