Wildfires in Canada continue to affect air quality in the United States and it’s creeping South by the minute.
Tonya J. Powers from FOX News tells us more.
click to download audioAs a result, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory for the Clarksville area through midnight Tuesday that includes Trigg, Christian, Stewart, and Montgomery counties.
The general public is not likely to be affected but active children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as Asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
Locally, weather Edge forecaster David Powell said you may be able to smell the smoke tonight and Tuesday.
He added the haze could keep the temperatures more in the seasonal range than hot.
click to download audioBy midweek, Powell said we could see some rain.
click to download audioPowell said the big rain could happen this weekend.
click to download audioTemperatures for the week are expected to be in the upper 80s early and then into the mid-80s by Friday with lows in the upper 50s and low 60s.
