Is Cincinnati affected by the Canadian wildfires?

6/28/2023 (Permalink)

The air quality on Wednesday June 28th is reading "unhealthy for sensitive groups" in Cincinnati tristate area.

The sky is hazy this morning in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky tristate areas. Smoke from wildfires in Canada is affecting the air quality in the Ohio Valley Region. These areas are reading in the orange and red zones on the Air Quality Index, which indicates that the air is unhealthy, especially for some groups like those with asthma or respiratory sensitivities.

The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency issued an air quality alert for Wednesday June 28^th for the following counties within the tristate: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren in Ohio; Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky; Dearborn County in Indiana. The Agency expects levels of ozone and PM2.5 detected on the range of the Air Quality Index.

It is advised that you limit or avoid the outdoors during an air quality alert, especially if you are part of a sensitive group such as those with asthma. To learn more, visit https://www.southwestohioair.org/187/Air-Quality-Alert.