Manitoba wildfire smoke crosses Atlantic, reaches United Kingdom

Smoke from wildfires burning out of control in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has reached across the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United Kingdom's Met Office, the smoke has reached the UK.

"You may have observed that recent sunrises & sunsets appear unusually vivid and there is a general haziness in the sky, this is due to smoke from Canadian wildfires," said the Met Office in a post on Twitter.

You may have observed that recent sunrises & sunsets appear unusually vivid and there is a general haziness in the sky 🌄

This is due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

The prevailing wind patterns are transporting this smoke across the Atlantic to our shores

Credit: @eumetsat pic.twitter.com/wOZNE29kQM

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 3, 2025

They say the prevailing wind patterns have transported the smoke across the Atlantic to their shore. 

Environment Canada issued an air quality warning on Monday for much of Manitoba as thick smoke blanketed the area. For a majority of the weekend and into Monday, the air quality was at a 10 or very bad. It has since improved. 

The Manitoba Wildfire Service continues to respond to 25 active wildfires across the province, a total of 109 wildfires to date, well above the average for this date of 86 total fires.