Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for much of central and southern Manitoba on Monday and issued another one Tuesday due to smoke from forest fires in Saskatchewan.
"Smoke originating from Saskatchewan forest fires spread across the southern half of Manitoba yesterday. It persisted all day, but cleared out overnight as an area of showers and thunderstorms moved through," said Environment Canada.
"This morning, smoke has again spread into The Pas, Flin Flon, and Swan River and will drift southeastward over most of Southern Manitoba through the remainder of the day," said Environment Canada on Tuesday.
"Much of this smoke will be aloft, but at times it could affect areas near the ground giving skies a hazy appearance and resulting in some deterioration of air quality."
Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the special weather statement had ended for most of Manitoba, with a limited portion of western Manitoba still affected.
More details on alerts and weather statements from Environment Canada can be found on its website.
