Prince George, B.C. – While the air in Prince George is much clearer today than  yesterday, the  wildfire smoke advisory remains in effect until at least this afternoon.

Smoke advisories have been issued for Quesnel and Williams Lake, where levels of PM2.5  continue to rise.  In Quesnel the 24 hour rolling average for PM2.5  was 76 µg/m3 when the  provincial target is just 25 µg/m3.  The  last  hourly  measurement showed  PM2.5 readings of 143µg/m3 in Quesnel.

In Williams Lake, the 24 hour rolling average  was  69 µg/m3 while the hourly rate,  at 10 this morning was sitting at 97 µg/m3.

An update on the  wildfire smoke advisories  is expected  later this afternoon.