Red Deer’s air quality expected to pose high risk into mid-week
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has once again issued a special air quality statement for the Red Deer Region.
Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and, at times, poor visibility.
This is resulting in very high Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) values through much of Alberta, and they are expected to remain high into the middle of the week.
According to airquality.alberta.ca, as of 8 p.m. Sunday, Red Deer is rated at a 5 (moderate risk), but the city is forecast to reach 10 (high risk/very high risk) overnight and 8 (high risk) during the day Monday.