Good Afternoon! Local Weather Update – Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – Widespread Smoke Continues

Weather photo courtesy of city webcam from this afternoon in Brockville.

Brockville – Good afternoon Brockville, Prescott, Gananoque, and Leeds-Grenville. Here is your Tuesday, June 5, 2023 afternoon weather update.

Special Air Quality Statement Remains in Effect for our region:

High levels of air pollution have developed due to smoke from forest fires. Smoke plumes from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario have resulted in deteriorated air quality. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week. Air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances and can vary considerably from hour to hour.

Tonight:
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers early this evening then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Widespread smoke. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low 11.

Wednesday:
Widespread smoke. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning then light in the afternoon. High 18. UV index 7 or high.

Wednesday Night:
Widespread smoke. Low 10.

Currently around our region as of 3:30 pm:

Brockville/Elizabethtown-Kitley 20°C, Cloudy
Prescott/South Grenville 20°C, Light Rain
Kemptville/North Grenville 20°C, Mainly Cloudy
Merrickville/Wolford 20°C, Partly Sunny
Smiths Falls 20°C, Partly Sunny
Westport/Rideau Lakes 20°C, Partly Sunny
Athens 21°C, Partly Sunny
Mallorytown/Front of Yonge 20°C, Partly Sunny
Gananoque/1000 Islands 20°C, Partly Sunny

Your 7-day local forecast can be found on our website:

https://hometowntv12.ca/hometown-tv12-weather-centre/