Visibility is greatley reduced in the bowl area of the City- photo 250news

Prince George, B.C.- The rain in Prince George  isn’t doing much to flush out the  heavy wildfire smoke that has  settled  along the Nechako River valley.

When  you  drop  down into the bowl area of the City, the smoke is very visible, but,  according to the 24 hour rolling averages for PM2.5 and PM 10, still  within acceptable limits.

As of 9 this morning,  the  24 hour rolling average for PM2.5 at the Plaza 400 site was 20.8micrograms per cubic metre.  The provincial target is 25  micrograms per cubic meter.

The level  of PM10  was 31 micrograms per cubic meter, still well within the provincial target limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter.