Environment Canada conditions

Open-air burning conditions in Whitby

Right now

AQHI 2 (low risk) · wind 3 km/h · fire danger low · no air-quality advisory

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Air quality station:: Oshawa
Observed:: 3:00 PM EDT Wednesday 9 September 2026
Fire danger:: Low; Measured at the centre of Regional Municipality of Durham, which covers a wide area — we do not hold coordinates for Whitby.

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Sources: Environment and Climate Change Canada (air quality and alerts), Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (fire danger). Generated 2026-09-09, 9:06:47 p.m.. By-law and permit details for Whitby.