Lake Country Wildfire Smoke Map
Follow modelled wildfire smoke around Lake Country, the Central Okanagan, and the corridor between Kelowna and Vernon with hourly FireWork guidance.
How to read smoke around Lake Country
Lake Country spans a lake-filled Interior corridor between Kelowna and Vernon, with forested slopes, agricultural land, and several valleys that can experience smoke differently. Plumes may come from Central or North Okanagan fires, the Shuswap, Thompson, or much farther away. Local lake and slope circulations can shift or pool smoke even when the regional forecast looks steady, so the model is best read alongside current air-quality observations.
Forecast, not a measurement
FireWork estimates near-surface PM2.5 attributable to wildfire smoke. It can differ from actual conditions around Lake Country 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 Lake Country. 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 Lake Country wildfire context
Smoke and air quality can change even when no confirmed wildfire is close to Lake Country. 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.