Vernon, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Numerous regions across B.C. are being impacted or are likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next 24-48 hours.

During a wildfire, smoke conditions can change quickly over short distances and can vary considerably hour-by-hour.

Monitor the situation for any wildfires near your area at EmergencyInfoBC:
https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/
Follow all emergency announcements relevant to your location.

The next update will be available on September 08, 2025 and made available on the Province’s Air Quality Warnings webpage:
https://aqwarnings.gov.bc.ca/

Regions included under this Air Quality Warning:
100 Mile: includes Hwy 97 from 108 Mile House to Clinton, Bridge Lake and Canim Lake.
Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake: includes Slocan, New Denver, Nakusp, and Fauquier.
B.C. North Peace River: includes the City of Fort St John and all communities along Hwy 97 extending from Farmington to Pink Mountain; Hwy 29 including Moberly Lake, Hudson’s Hope; also includes Rolla, Clayhurst and Goodlow.
B.C. South Peace River: includes Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, and Tumbler Ridge.
Boundary: includes Grand Forks, Midway and Greenwood.
Cariboo (North): includes Quesnel, Wells and Bowron Lake Park.
Cariboo (South): includes Williams Lake, Northern and Central sections of Wells Gray Park.
Central Okanagan: includes Kelowna, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Peachland.
Chilcotin: includes Hansville, Alexis Creek, Chilanko Forks, Tatla Lake, Nimpo Lake, Anahim Lake, and the southern half of Tweedsmuir Park.
East Columbia: includes Golden.
East Kootenay (North): includes Edgewater, Invermere, Canal Flats and Skookumchuck.
East Kootenay (South): includes Kimberley, Cranbrook, Yahk, Moyie, Wasa Lake Provincial Park, Jaffray, Grasmere and Roosville.
Elk Valley: includes Elko, Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford.
Fort Nelson: includes Fort Nelson, Muskwa, Prophet River, Buckinghorse River, Sikanni Chief, and Hwy 77 north to the Yukon border.
Fraser Canyon (North): includes Lillooet and Andersen Lake.
Fraser Canyon (South): Trans Canada Hwy 1 from Lytton to Dogwood Valley.
Kinbasket: includes Kinbasket reservoir south of Valemount.
Kootenay Lake: includes Creston and Kaslo.
Lakes District: includes Houston, Topley, Burns Lake, and Endako.
McGregor: includes the northern end of the Robson Valley extending from Hansard to Dome Creek; extends north to Monkman Park.
Nicola: includes Merritt, Stump Lake, Pennask Lake, and Brookmere.
North Columbia: includes Blue River and McMurphy.
North Okanagan: includes Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Lavington and Lumby.
North Thompson: includes Barriere, Clearwater and Vavenby.
Prince George: includes the City of Prince George, Hwy 16 Bednesti to Upper Fraser, and Hwy 97 Hixon to the south end of McLeod Lake.
Shuswap: includes Salmon Arm, Sicamous, and Chase.
Similkameen: includes Princeton, Allenby, Copper Mountain, Jura, and Hedley.
South Okanagan : includes Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Keremeos, Oliver and Osoyoos.
South Thompson: Includes Kamloops, Rayleigh, Monte Creek, Cache Creek, Spences Bridge and Logan Lake.
Stuart - Nechako: includes Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser, Vanderhoof, Fort St James, and Tachie.
West Columbia: includes Revelstoke.
West Kootenay: includes Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland.
Whistler: includes Whistler and Pemberton.
Williston: includes McLeod Lake, Mackenzie and Williston Lake.
Yoho - Kootenay Park: includes Yoho and Kootenay National Parks.

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As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events.

You may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. More serious but less common symptoms include wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. If you think you are having a medical emergency, seek immediate medical assistance.

People more likely to be impacted by outdoor air pollution, including people aged 65 and older, pregnant people, infants and young children, people with an existing illness or chronic health condition, and people who work outdoors, should reduce or reschedule strenuous activities outdoors and seek medical attention if experiencing symptoms.

For more information on current air quality, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/air.

Visit http://www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.


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Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.