Poor air quality in some areas due to wildfire smoke has been a reality for Calgarians this weekend.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a statement Sunday morning addressing the poor air quality in Calgary, noting wildfire smoke is leading to reduced visibility in some areas.

ECCC's air quality health index, which measures how safe the air is to breathe, described Calgary's air quality as moderate risk throughout Saturday, rising to high risk from 10 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday. It's remained at moderate risk throughout Sunday since that time.

Conditions are expected to improve later today, ECCC's statement said.

But it added that air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances and vary considerably from hour to hour.

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