Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a warning Monday morning for a large swathe of western Alberta, stating that rainfall with total amounts of 50 to 75 millimetres is expected by mid-week.
Tucker said the majority of large-scale wildfires have received some rain by varying degrees since Sunday. The benefits are multifold: cooler temperatures, additional humidity and more moisture in vegetation will all have a positive impact on firefighting efforts."Many fires of this size will certainly not be extinguished after a few days of rain."
Brian Proctor, a meteorologist with ECCC, said in an interview Monday morning the province has been dominated by an upper ridge causing warmer temperatures. "It is coming. It's probably a little slower than we were initially forecasting, but it definitely is on the way." Alberta Wildfire has monitoring equipment to respond to any strikes and check for lightning-caused fire.
In Edmonton, the air quality health index was set at nine — very high risk — as of late Monday afternoon, although earlier in the day dipped as low as six.
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