Metro Vancouver is facing some of the summer’s worst air conditions on Saturday, with smoke settling across much of the region, according to 1130 NewsRadio meteorologist Michael Kuss.

The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) issued an Air Quality Warning beginning Wednesday due to elevated fine particulate matter related to smoke from wildfires north of Whistler, east of Hope, and in the Cariboo region, as well as fires from the U.S.

“[Saturday] has the potential to be the worst air quality day of the week,” Kuss said.

“We’ve seen things deteriorating over the last few days. [On Saturday], a lot of that smoke is filtering down to the surface. We’ve already had poor air quality across much of Metro Vancouver, but especially the northwestern quadrant and out in the valley too.”

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