IAIUC, BC Air Quality Alert: Very High Risk

Source: ECCC · IAIUC, BC

Station IAIUC, British Columbia registered an AQHI of 11 (Very High Risk (10+)) on 2026-08-03 at 01:00. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

Station IAIUC: ECCC AQHI reading

Station
IAIUC
Province / region
British Columbia
AQHI value
11
Risk category
Very High Risk (10+)
Measurement date
2026-08-03 at 01:00
Published
August 3, 2026
AQHI-10PLUS

Practical guidance: Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.

Record status: Historical ECCC reading from August 3, 2026. AQHI values change hourly, open the ECCC AQHI map before outdoor plans.

British Columbia air-quality context

British Columbia's AQHI alerts are most often driven by wildfire smoke during summer and early fall, when smoke plumes can push readings into High or Very High Risk across the province's interior and coastal valleys.

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AQHI history at IAIUC

No other high-AQHI (7+) reading is recorded in Areazine's archive for this station, this is its first tracked alert.

Current Air Quality

IAIUC, BC recorded an AQHI of 11 in the Very High Risk category on 2026-08-03 at 01:00. The primary concern is the overall AQHI value.

What This Means

An AQHI of 11 falls into the Very High Risk category.

Who Should Take Precautions

Sensitive groups should take precautions based on the Very High Risk level.

What You Should Do

Follow guidance appropriate for Very High Risk conditions.

Source

ECCC Air Quality Alert

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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Common Questions

Common questions about this AQHI air-quality advisory.

What AQHI reading was recorded at IAIUC?
AQHI reaches 11 in IAIUC, BC with Very High Risk on 2026-08-03.
What does Very High Risk (10+) mean?
Health effects likely for everyone; sensitive groups should reduce or reschedule outdoor exertion. Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.
What typically causes AQHI alerts in British Columbia?
British Columbia's AQHI alerts are most often driven by wildfire smoke during summer and early fall, when smoke plumes can push readings into High or Very High Risk across the province's interior and coastal valleys.
Has station IAIUC had AQHI alerts before?
Areazine's archive has no other high-AQHI (7+) reading recorded at this station yet, this appears to be its first tracked alert.
How is the AQHI scale different from a single-pollutant index?
The Air Quality Health Index combines ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and nitrogen dioxide into one 1-10+ scale describing overall health risk, rather than reporting one pollutant's concentration on its own.