Northwest Territories Smoke Map
Follow FireWork wildfire-smoke guidance across the Northwest Territories from an NWT-focused map view. Smoke outside the territory remains visible so long-range transport can be interpreted in context.
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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- Usually updated twice a day
Publication times describe the published forecast, not a new source check or page-render time.
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Northwest Territories smoke forecast
The map uses the same FireWork forecast product as FireRadar's national smoke page. This province route adds a Northwest Territories-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 Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories covers a vast area where smoke can move between boreal fire regions, large lakes and Arctic communities. Local fires can create severe regional plumes, while smoke also crosses territorial boundaries from Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan and northern British Columbia. A territory-wide average would hide those differences, so the map remains spatial and time-specific.
Forecast field versus local observations
Air-quality observations are sparse over large parts of the Northwest Territories. The nearest reporting location may be far from a community or active fire, and an area without an observation is not evidence of clean air. Use available measurements, visibility, local advisories and model guidance together.
Open current AQHI observations →How to use the Northwest Territories smoke forecast
Start with the province view
The map opens centred on Northwest Territories 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.