
Air quality warning across most of Alberta – Heat warning for the south-east
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Smoke from BC wildfires continues to cause air quality concerns across most of Alberta including the south and there is a Heat Warning for the South-east region.
Air quality indexes are reported as high in many parts of Alberta this morning. The national weather agency says in Southern Alberta the air quality index is projected to be moderate by Monday as Southeasterly winds move through.

To give you an idea of how close the fires are to the Alberta/B.C. border, two 100-hectare fires are out-of-control south-east of Wasa Lake in the East Kootenays. Residents can see he flames from their decks. One fire grew from .6 of a hectare to 100-hectares just overnight.