Burnaby, BC - Air Quality - The Weather Network

Air Quality Health Index (AQHI). Current. Sunday, December 19, 2021 3:00 am. 2 ... WeusecookiesonthissitetoimproveyourexperienceasexplainedinourCookiePolicy.Youcanrejectcookiesbychangingyourbrowsersettings. READMOREIACCEPT YourweatherwhenitreallymattersTM °C°FMyAccount ☓ Country Pleasechooseyourdefaultsite Americas Canada-English Canada-English Canada-Francais Canada-Francais UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates-Spanish UnitedStates-Spanish Asia-Pacific Australia-English Australia-English India-English India-English Europe UnitedKingdom UnitedKingdom Germany Germany France-French France-French Ireland-English Ireland-English Portugal Portugal Spain Spain Burnaby,BC Close WhatisAQHI? TheAirQualityHealthIndexor"AQHI"isascaledesignedtohelpyouunderstandwhattheairqualityaroundyoumeanstoyourhealth.Itisahealthprotectiontoolthatisdesignedtohelpyoumakedecisionstoprotectyourhealthbylimitingshort-termexposuretoairpollutionandadjustingyouractivitylevelsduringincreasedlevelsofairpollution.Italsoprovidesadviceonhowyoucanimprovethequalityoftheairyoubreathe.Thisindexpaysparticularattentiontopeoplewhoaresensitivetoairpollutionandprovidesthemwithadviceonhowtoprotecttheirhealthduringairqualitylevelsassociatedwithlow,moderate,highandveryhighhealthrisks.TheAQHIcommunicatesfourprimarythings;Anumberfrom1and10+indicatingthequalityoftheair.Thehigherthenumber,thegreaterthehealthriskassociatedwiththeairquality.Whentheamountofairpollutionisveryhigh,thenumberwillbereportedas10+.Ahealthriskcategorythatdescribesthelevelofhealthriskassociatedwiththeindexreading(e.g.Low,Moderate,High,orVeryHighHealthRisk).Healthmessagescustomizedtoeachcategoryforboththegeneralpopulationandthe'atrisk'population.CurrenthourlyAQHIreadingsandmaximumforecastedvaluesfortoday,tonightandtomorrow. Legend 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + Low Moderate High VeryHigh CurrentAirQualityHealthIndex[AQHI] Observed: Sunday,December19,2021,8:00AM 2LowRisk At-RiskPopulation Enjoyyourusualoutdooractivities. GeneralPopulation Idealairqualityforoutdooractivities. AQHIForecastMaximums Issued: Sunday,December19,2021,6:00AM Sunday 3LowRisk SundayNight 3LowRisk Monday 3LowRisk AirQualityforotherlocations SeeAllVideos Defaultsaved Close SearchLocation PointCastweatherinfoascloseas1km/0.6miles Nickname: Save Close SignIn Pleasesignintousethisfeature. Cancel SignIn Needanaccount? Signup