Alberta Smoke Map
Explore wildfire-smoke forecast guidance across Alberta with the same FireRadar smoke experience used on the Canada map. The page opens over Alberta while keeping the full FireWork smoke field available as you pan or zoom.
Data status
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada FireWork
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Coverage: Modelled ground-level wildfire-smoke PM2.5 forecast. This is not an AQHI observation, a station measurement or proof that a specific fire caused local smoke.
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- Normal update timing
- Usually updated twice a day
Publication times describe the published forecast, not a new source check or page-render time.
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This uses ECCC FireWork forecast guidance, not a live neighbourhood measurement.
Forecast smoke alerts indicate modelled wildfire-smoke PM2.5 crossing the selected threshold. They are informational and do not replace official health or emergency guidance.
Alberta smoke forecast
The map uses the same FireWork forecast product as FireRadar's national smoke page. This province route adds a Alberta-focused starting view and regional interpretation without clipping the underlying smoke field at the boundary.
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FireRadar's animated map update is delayed. This page is showing the latest available ECCC FireWork forecast.
How smoke can behave across Alberta
Alberta smoke can originate from northern boreal fires, the foothills and mountain parks, neighbouring British Columbia, Saskatchewan or more distant sources. Flow across the Rockies and foothills can change quickly, while stable conditions can leave smoke pooled over parts of central or northern Alberta. Use the animation to follow the regional plume rather than assuming smoke is coming from the nearest visible incident.
Forecast field versus local observations
Air-quality observations are tied to reporting locations rather than every community or rural area. Conditions in large urban corridors can be represented by nearby stations while remote northern and mountain locations may be much farther from an observation. Compare FireWork model guidance with the nearest current AQHI information and provincial health advice.
Open current AQHI observations →How to use the Alberta smoke forecast
Start with the province view
The map opens centred on Alberta at a zoom chosen to show most or all of the jurisdiction without clipping the smoke layer.
Play or step through time
Use the smoke timeline to move through hourly forecast frames and watch how the model expects the smoke field to change.
Compare, then verify
Pan beyond the boundary to follow transported smoke, then compare the forecast with nearby observations, local advisories and official health information.
Smoke data and methodology
Every provincial and territorial smoke page uses Environment and Climate Change Canada's FireWork forecast. The forecast covers Canada rather than stopping at provincial boundaries, and FireRadar does not attribute a modelled plume to a specific wildfire without source support.
Forecast limitations
FireWork is model output and can differ from actual local smoke because emissions, weather, terrain, and timing change. FireRadar is informational and does not replace AQHI, local monitoring, health advice, smoke advisories, or emergency authorities.