Colleen Bready's Forecast: How long will air quality warnings last?

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2 days ago

Colleen Bready has your current conditions and updated weather forecast for July 30, 2025.
Widespread wildfire smoke continues to hang over much of Manitoba and northwestern Ontario Wednesday.
Environment and Climate Change (ECCC) has renewed an air quality warning for Winnipeg, the rest of southern Manitoba, central regions extending into some northern areas, and much of northwestern Ontario.
In the south, smoke is trapped under surface high pressure.
However, the weather agency says as the high keeps moving east, winds will shift from the southwest. As that starts to happen, the worst smoke will move out of the south. Good news for that part of the province, but not for central and northern areas where that smoke will be headed.
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Cormorant Wildfire
Cormorant wildfire
(Photo by Sandra Green)
Garbage Hill
Garbage Hill
(Photo by Dennis Dubs)
Hazy Smokey Conditions
Hazy smokey conditions
(Photo by Jim Klassen)
Rainbow Beach Provincial Park
Rainbow Beach Provincial Park
(Photo by Stephanie Thompson)
Sunday evening at Assiniboine Park
Sunday evening at Assiniboine Park
(Photo by Elaine Janke)
Gorgeous Sunset
Gorgeous sunset outside of Maple Grove Park in Winnipeg
(Photo by Stefanie Chaput)
Manitoba Sunset
Manitoba sunset at it's best!
(Photo by Susan Kroll)
Steinbach
Ella Mae enjoying getting to know Sandy Ridge Stables.
(Photo by Kevin Friesen)
Pinawa
Pinawa suspension bridge
(Photo by Kimberly Guiboche)
Beautiful Rural Manitoba
Beautiful rural Manitoba
(Photo by Doug Collins)
Cloud formation over Lowe Farm, MB
Cloud formation over Lowe Farm, MB
(Photo by Elva Dyck)
Twins having lunch
Twins having lunch by the lake
(Photo by Leigh-Anne Peterson)
Pleasant Valley
Canola field at Pleasant Valley.
(Photo by Nancy Cruikshank)
Matlock Pier
Seagulls at the Matlock Pier
(Photo by Diane Romanson)
Mist over Caddy
Mist over Caddy Lake against that beautiful sky!
(Photo by Barb Bobychuk)
Peguis , MB
Peguis , MB
(Photo by Cynthia Favell)
Seagulls at Matlock pier
Seagulls at Matlock pier
(Photo by Diane Romanson)
The Little Sask River
A cool breeze getting ready for whatever is next.
(Photo by Ray Baloun)
Pinawa
Pinawa clouds
(Photo by Lea Bangert)
Monday morning
Monday morning at Dunnottar, Manitoba
(Photo by Bill Miller)
Clouds over Gardenton
Clouds over Gardenton
(Photo by Kim Okapiec)
Jaeger and Wilson
Jaeger and Wilson enjoying the warm, relatively smoke free morning.
(Photo by Barb Lavallee)
Ship docking
Ship docking at the Port of Churchill
(Photo by April Lundie)
American Mink
American Mink at the Seiner river
(Photo by PAULETTE PINSONNEAULT)
Rainbow
Beautiful rainbow over Pelican Lake
(Photo by Jamie Paquin)
Gull Harbour
Gull Harbour Lighthouse
(Photo by Brett House)
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Beautiful and happy owl on perfect day.
(Photo by Diane Simon)
Great Balls of Peonies
Gator and Harlow wholeheartedly agrees to the heavenly scent.
(Photo by Pat Payjack)
Lake Red Squirrel
We feed the lake red squirrel corn on the cob on his special feeder.
(Photo by Tania Kruk)
Storm
Storm last night near St-Pierre
(Photo by Genevieve Hacault)
Breezy morning
Breezy morning and quite smokey
(Photo by Andrew Ashett)
Lightning flash on Caddy Lake
Lightning flash on Caddy Lake, Whiteshell Prov. Park.
(Photo by Mariam Bernstein)
Beautiful Sunset
Beautiful sunset in the Durban area.
(Photo by Ryan Mccullough)
Bald Eagle
Bald eagle is drying its feathers after going after something in the river.
(Photo by Allan Robertson)
Red Sunset
Red sunset
(Photo by Ben Holyk)
Mallard duckling
Mallard duckling in action catching insects.
(Photo by Wade Munro)
The gulls are everywhere
The gulls are everywhere
(Photo by Pat Payjack)
Rainbow
Rainbow over St. Malo.
(Photo by Linda Gay)
Bird River
No better way too start our holidays than coffee on the dock!
(Photo by Tania Kruk)
Split Lake
Fire, smoke, Northern lights and the moon from my backyard.
(Photo by Taralee Beardy)
An artist touches up a mural
An artist touches up a mural on the Gimli seawall as a storm rolls through in the distance.
(Photo by Desiree Rantala)
Northern lights
Northern lights over Split Lake
(Photo by Taralee Beardy)
Sparkles and water
Sparkles and water
(Photo by Sheryl Twardoski)
North Kildonan
North Kildonan
(Photo by Shirley Wark)
Near Gimli
Near Gimli
(Photo by Cynthia Morrow)
Rainbow
Rainbow over Rainbow RM of Elton
(Photo by Lacey Burdeniuk)
Lee river sunset
Lee river sunset
(Photo by Ken Horn)
Near Morris
Near Morris
(Photo by Sandra Harder)
After the storm
After the storm in Dropmore
(Photo by Dan Watson)
Rainbow
Rainbow over Altbergthal, Manitoba
(Photo by Jennifer Klassen)
Stormy Sky
Stormy sky Near Elm Creek
(Photo by Tina Doell)
Somerset storm
Somerset storm
(Photo by Amber Hacault)
Mother Nature's own fireworks for Canada Day
Mother Nature provided some spectacular fireworks for Canada Day!
(Photo by Kat Hedges)
ECCC says it will take a couple of days for smoke to clear out of the south.
Otherwise, temperatures Wednesday will reach the mid-20s across southern and northwestern Manitoba, while northeastern regions and northwestern Ontario won't be far behind, with highs in the low 20s.
Daytime highs will remain in the mid-20s in Winnipeg on Thursday and Friday before heating up into the upper 20s throughout the August long weekend.
Sunshine or a mix of sun and clouds is expected throughout that period, with much improved air quality expected by the start of the weekend.