Manitoba weather: smoke lingering in province [Video]

Wildfire smoke is on the move on Friday in Manitoba.

Winnipeg, along with most of the south, central and northeastern regions are under an air quality alert issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) early this afternoon.

As a pair of lows depart our general area, northwest winds will spread smoke southeast into those warned regions today.

Here in Winnipeg, smoke is expected to show up this afternoon and become widespread by tonight.

ECCC’s air quality index for the city, which forecasts and measures air quality daily, shows a low risk for air pollution early this afternoon. However, the risk of poor air quality will significantly increase as the day wears on into tonight.

The weather agency says that over the next couple of days, the worst air quality should last 12-18 hours before conditions begin to improve.

With the smoke moving into central and southern regions, that should …