Thick, smoky air has settled over large swaths of southern Manitoba on Monday afternoon, prompting Environment Canada and Manitoba Health to issue an air quality warning for several rural municipalities.

"While it may improve a little bit later on today or tonight, I think the air quality could go back down again beginning Tuesday and perhaps into Wednesday," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines told The Post.

Smoke billowing from wildfires is leading to poor air quality and reducing visibility throughout Manitoba this weekend. Environment Canada issued a warning Saturday morning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg in the south,