Good Morning! Your First Look at the Canada Day Forecast – Saturday, July 1, 2023

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

Brockville – Good morning Brockville, Prescott, Gananoque, and Leeds-Grenville. Here is your Canada Day, Saturday, July 1st morning weather update.

Special Air Quality Statement remains in effect for Brockville – Leeds and Grenville

High levels of air pollution due to smoke from forest fires are expected to continue this morning and possibly into this evening. Smoke plumes from forest fires over northeastern Ontario and Quebec are resulting in deteriorated air quality. Conditions are expected to improve from west to east today. Air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances and can vary considerably from hour to hour. For more details, please consult:

www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-quality-health-index/wildfire-smoke.html.

Today:
Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Widespread smoke. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 26. Humidex 34. The UV index is 9 or very high.

Tonight:
Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening with the risk of a thunderstorm. Local smoke this evening and after midnight. Low 19.

Sunday:
Cloudy. 70 percent chance of showers in the afternoon with the risk of a thunderstorm. High 23. Humidex 32. The UV index is 7 or high.

Currently around our region as of 9:00 am:

Brockville/Elizabethtown-Kitley 21°C, Partly Sunny
Prescott/South Grenville 21°C, Mainly Cloudy
Kemptville/North Grenville 23°C, Mainly Cloudy
Merrickville/Wolford 24°C, Mainly Cloudy
Smiths Falls 24°C, Mainly Cloudy
Westport/Rideau Lakes 23°C, Mainly Cloudy
Athens 21°C, Partly Sunny
Mallorytown/Front of Yonge 19°C, Partly Sunny
Gananoque/1000 Islands 25°C, Mainly Sunny

Your 7-day local forecast can be found at the Hometown TV12 Weather Centre:

Hometown TV12 Weather Centre