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IAKID, BC Air Quality Alert: High Risk (Aug 2, 2026)

Source: ECCC · IAKID, BC

Station IAKID, British Columbia registered an AQHI of 8 (High Risk (7-9)) on 2026-08-02 at 03:00. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

Station IAKID: ECCC AQHI reading

Station
IAKID
Province / region
British Columbia
AQHI value
8
Risk category
High Risk (7-9)
Measurement date
2026-08-02 at 03:00
Published
August 2, 2026
AQHI-7-9

Practical guidance: People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.

Record status: Historical ECCC reading from August 2, 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.

ECCC air quality map ↗

AQHI history at IAKID

  • 2026-09-18 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-09-17 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-09-15 AQHI 8 · High Risk
  • 2026-09-09 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-08-01 AQHI 7 · High Risk

Current Air Quality

IAKID, BC recorded an AQHI reading of 8 in the High Risk category on 2026-08-02 at 03:00.

What This Means

An AQHI of 8 falls into the High Risk category, indicating elevated health risks from air quality conditions.

Who Should Take Precautions

People in sensitive groups should take precautions during High Risk conditions.

What You Should Do

Limit outdoor activities and follow guidance for High Risk air quality levels.

Source

Attribution to EPA AirNow

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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What People Ask

Common questions about this AQHI air-quality advisory.

What AQHI reading was recorded at IAKID? ▾
AQHI reaches 8 (High Risk) in IAKID, BC on 2026-08-02 at 03:00.
What does High Risk (7-9) mean? ▾
Sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion. People with heart or breathing conditions should reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; most others can continue usual activities but should watch for symptoms like coughing or throat irritation.
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 IAKID had AQHI alerts before? ▾
Yes. Areazine's archive has 5 earlier high-AQHI readings at this station: 2026-09-18 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-09-17 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-09-15 (AQHI 8, High Risk); 2026-09-09 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-08-01 (AQHI 7, High Risk).
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.

Where this data comes from

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow (EPA / NOAA)

Real-time AQI for every monitored U.S. location

National Weather Service

Active watches, warnings, and advisories, NOAA

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference behind every AQI category