Published on July 14, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.
This element travels from Canadian meadows and tries to win in the air to Quebec. Yes: forest fire smoke crosses Canada, reducing air quality for several regions! See if your sector will feel the effects.
An air of deja
Heat warnings are maintained in southern Quebec on Monday; No surprise on this side since humidity is well felt! But now another element could also be felt in the air … Indeed, a special meteorological bulletin on air quality is in force for several sectors, including the large Montreal region.
Air quality is thus reduced in connection with the forest fires that rage in Canadian meadows. They push their smoke to Quebec.
Smog potential on the horizon
It is the West Winds behind the system that passed over Quebec on Sunday which bring this smoke from fires that are still rampant in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The entry of this smoke into the air of Quebec is thus on Monday and could be maintained for Tuesday.
“If air quality does not reach a qualified threshold as bad, the affected sectors could still observe a slightly more veiled sky; milky, with this smoke which would be present in the air column at altitude, ”explains Patrick Duplessis, meteorologist.
Forest fire update in Quebec
On the other hand, the risk of forest fires in Quebec remains fairly low or moderate, in most regions. This risk could be a little higher for Wednesday, especially for sectors in the south of the province, as well as boilers-appalanches and a portion of Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie.
A new reassuring by finishing: overall, Quebec still remains far from reaching an extreme level of risk, for forest fires on its territory.
With the collaboration of Patrick Duplessis, meteorologist.
