Halifax Wildfire Smoke Map
Follow modelled wildfire smoke around Halifax Regional Municipality and central Nova Scotia with FireRadar's hourly FireWork forecast.
How to read smoke around Halifax
Halifax can be affected by local Nova Scotia wildfires as well as smoke transported from New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, the United States, or farther west. Atlantic weather systems, sea breezes, and coastal wind shifts can rapidly change where smoke reaches the surface, so the model should be compared with current air-quality observations and provincial guidance.
Forecast, not a measurement
FireWork estimates near-surface PM2.5 attributable to wildfire smoke. It can differ from actual conditions around Halifax because emissions, wind, terrain, mixing, precipitation, and model timing change. Use current AQHI observations and local health advisories when conditions matter to health.
A focused starting view, not a clipped dataset
This page starts the national FireRadar layer around Halifax. The underlying FireWork smoke field is not clipped to municipal boundaries, so nearby conditions remain visible as you pan or zoom. FireRadar does not infer a uniform value inside a city boundary.
Health and safety limitation
FireRadar is an informational environmental map. Follow Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial health agencies, local public-health guidance, and emergency authorities for health or safety decisions. This page does not diagnose exposure, determine whether outdoor activity is safe, or predict individual health effects.
Related Halifax wildfire context
Smoke and air quality can change even when no confirmed wildfire is close to Halifax. Use the local wildfire page for current official incidents, the fire-danger page for broad fire-weather context, and the province view when you need a wider regional picture.