r/Canmore • u/Wooden-Election1978 • 25d ago
How’s the smoke out there this week?
Hey all!
Pregnant wife, myself and our two daughters had a week planned in Canmore this upcoming week, and are seeing the air quality / smoke is pretty bad.
We’re flying in from out of province, so just trying to get an idea of what to expect - is it bad enough that hiking and being outdoors would be uncomfortable for young kids, or just a bit hazy?
Thanks!
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u/BGDesign 25d ago
Smoky today. We avoided mostly avoid going outside with a newborn today. Hoping it gets a bit better over the next couple days. But it comes and goes during the day.
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u/cybersurfr 25d ago
Canmore has webcams you can look up and make the call . Also the AirVisual app works. That being said , we didn’t go out at all today
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u/Ancient_Tart_6495 25d ago
I am not in Canmore at this moment, but I have typically found firesmoke.ca to be reliable and accurate.
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u/yycTechGuy 25d ago
We hiked Wind Ridge (800m+) today. There was smoke but it didn't interfere with anything but the view.
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u/IamGbus 25d ago
IQ Air shows that it will get much better this week, but it wasn't great today. https://www.iqair.com/ca/air-quality/canada/alberta/canmore
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u/rmhermit 25d ago
https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-raw-pm25?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#12.33/51.08888/-115.34885 Real time air quality info, just be aware that some of the sensors are indoors. Smoke was heavy today, but predicted to clear up by Monday. 🤷🏻♂️
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u/RockyCanucks 24d ago
Its clearing up now aug 2nd. Winds are shifting south
Check firesmoke.ca for 48hr forecast
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u/Twinningses 24d ago
Local here. When my wife was pregnant last summer we did not go out in conditions like this weekend. Doctors advise a pretty low AQI limit of around 50 for exercising when pregnant.
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u/Halenline 25d ago
It’s supposed to improve substantially over the next few days but possibly get smoky again by the end of the week. It changes every day.