People commuting to work in Edmonton and the surrounding area on Friday morning were being asked to exercise caution as fog and wildfire smoke combined to create poor driving conditions.
On Friday morning, the Edmonton area was under a fog advisory.
“Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring,” Environment and Climate Change Canada said on its website. “Dense fog patches have formed across the region but are expected to dissipate later this morning.
“Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.”
The weather agency added drivers should prepare for “areas of near-zero visibility.”
By late Friday morning, the fog advisory had been lifted for the Edmonton area, but advisories remained in place for other parts of the province.
A special air quality statement issued for the Edmonton area on Thursday remained in effect Friday morning.
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ECCC said that advisory was prompted by wildfire smoke that was impacting both visibility and air quality.
For more information on air quality in Alberta, click here.
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