NEW: Smoke to return to Ottawa on Wednesday, with air quality deteriorating to 'high risk' ottnews
Environment Canada's forecast calls for showers to end near 12 p.m. Wednesday, with "local smoke becoming widespread smoke" this afternoon.Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index rated Ottawa's air quality as 1 – 'low risk' at 6 a.m., with the air quality expected to deteriorate to 9 – 'high risk' by 4 p.m.
Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Ontario and Quebec has been blowing through Ottawa through the month of June, prompting several special air quality warnings for the region. Last weekend, the smoky weather forced the city of Ottawa to close beaches and outdoor pools, while the organizers of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival and the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival cancelled activities on Sunday afternoon.Showers ending near 12 p.m. then cloudy with a chance of showers. High 21 C.
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