The air advisory that's been in place for days in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has been cancelled as of Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 22).
The advisory was in place due to the smoke blowing to the coast from B.C.'s interior as wildfires burn.
"Air quality has improved due to a change in weather," notes Metro Vancouver in a press release.
According to V.I.A.'s Weatherhood, winds across Metro Vancouver are blowing north from the Salish Sea and the San Juan Islands.
The regional district noted that a change in weather could mean a new advisory later this week.
"Smoke from wildfires in B.C. is impacting other parts of the province and a change in the weather could once again bring wildfire smoke into our region," it notes.
The smoke triggered an advisory over the weekend due to the fine particulate matter that was in the air and could cause health issues. During the advisory, Vancouver had one of the worst air quality ratings of any major city in the world.
