Watches/Warnings

General watches and conditions. These are drawn from official sources. Those using this site should consult with those official sources before making decisions.

These RSS feeds may contain information that falls into any of the watches, warning, or other category.

Tropical Storms

Drawn from the NOAA National Hurricane Center. The following are RSS feeds from that source.

Atlantic Cycle

• The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
  April 26, 2025
  The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.

Pacific Cycle

• The Eastern North Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15th through November 30th.
  April 26, 2025
  The Eastern North Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15th through November 30th.

Forest Fires / Wildfires

Current Forest Fire Situation (national Map from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center)

CIFFC Current Fires Summary

CIFFC Situation Reports

Natural Resources Canada sources

Fire M3 Hotspots will open in the current map (no RSS Feed)

Fire Weather Maps will open to the forecast for Fire Danger

Fire Weather Index will open to the Fire Weather Index map.

Provincial Wildfire reporting centres can be found on the Resources Page or through these links: BC, AB, AB(map), YK, YK(map), NWT, SK,, SK(map), MB, NU, ON, ON(map), PQ, NL, NB, PEI, NS

Earthquakes

The feed below is the ATOM feed for Earthquakes Canada.

• 2025-04-25T01:39:23Z: M1.33 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC
  April 25, 2025 by Earthquakes Canada
  2025-04-25T01:39:23Z: M1.33 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC
• 2025-04-25T03:30:53Z: M2.32 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC
  April 25, 2025 by Earthquakes Canada
  2025-04-25T03:30:53Z: M2.32 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC
• 2025-04-25T04:22:21Z: M1.74 25 km S of Osoyoos, BC
  April 25, 2025 by Earthquakes Canada
  2025-04-25T04:22:21Z: M1.74 25 km S of Osoyoos, BC
• 2025-04-25T10:41:20Z: M1.57 26 km WNW of Princeton, BC
  April 25, 2025 by Earthquakes Canada
  2025-04-25T10:41:20Z: M1.57 26 km WNW of Princeton, BC
• 2025-04-25T11:59:05Z: M2.57 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC
  April 25, 2025 by Earthquakes Canada
  2025-04-25T11:59:05Z: M2.57 26 km S of Osoyoos, BC

Tsunami

This is linked to the NOAA National Weather Service US Tsunami Warning System that has a global map. Note that these RSS feeds report events that could result in an event but not necessarily a tsunami itself. You will need to read the bulletin to determine if there’s something of note.

• 30 miles NW of Kodiak City, Alaska
  April 25, 2025 by NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
  Category: InformationBulletin Issue Time: 2025.04.25 19:20:57 UTC Preliminary Magnitude: 4.6(Ml)Lat/Lon: 58.077 / -153.055Affected Region: 30 miles NW of Kodiak City, AlaskaNote: * There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.Definition: […]

• SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
  April 13, 2025 by NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
  Category: InformationBulletin Issue Time: 2025.04.13 20:10:49 UTC Preliminary Magnitude: 6.5(Mwp)Lat/Lon: -26.255 / -177.805Affected Region: SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDSNote: Definition: View bulletin

Landslides or Avalanches

• Canadian ex-PM seeks to help Liberals match his 1993 landslide victory
  April 25, 2025 by Leyland Cecco
  Jean Chrétien, 91, appears keen to wield his influence to fight for a Liberal victory, drumming up support for Carney
• Mark Carney's chances of winning a landslide in Canada election: Polls
  April 25, 2025 by Martha McHardy
  Polls suggest that the Liberal Party is likely to fall short of a landslide victory.
• Once expecting a Conservative landslide, some Albertans are steeling themselves the prospect of a fourth Liberal term
  April 25, 2025 by Carrie Tait
  Anger toward Ottawa is perennial in the province, but some worry the idea of separation could gain momentum if the Liberals win the April 28 election
• Secret Service & Canada Disrupt $4.3M Ethereum Phishing Ring
  April 16, 2025 by Julia Smith
  The United States Secret Service and Canadian officials teamed up to stop an Ethereum-based approval phishing scam.
• Caution urged after avalanche close calls outside Revelstoke
  April 15, 2025 by CastanetNews
  A series of avalanche close-calls for skiers has led Parks Canada to urge caution in the backcountry in and around Glacier National Park.
• Missing driver found dead in lake after landslide near Kelowna, B.C., rescue group says
  April 13, 2025 by CBC
  A search and rescue team in Kelowna, B.C., says a missing person was found dead on Saturday, about 155 feet (47 metres) deep in a lake, after being swept away in a "massive mudslide" earlier this month.
• Special Public Avalanche Warning issued across the Central Rockies
  April 13, 2025 by HighRiverOnline
  A Special Public Avalanche Warning has been issued across much of the Rockies. The warning was issued by Avalanche Canada in partnership with Parks Canada, Alberta Parks, and the Province of British Columbia. It applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper National Parks, Kananaskis Country, and areas surrounding those parks. It's already in effect and […]
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area
• Parks Canada cautions avalanche safety after fining Glacier visitors
  April 11, 2025 by Evert Lindquist
  Snowpack conditions continuing to change sporadically in shoulder season, federal agency says after charging multiple park users for entering closed area

Space Weather

Space Weather is tracked due to the potential for these kinds of storms to interfere with radio, telecommunications, and electrical grids in severe instances.

• Current: POL active, AUR active, SUB quiet
  March 10, 2025
  Current conditions of the magnetic fieldPolar (POL): Active Auroral (AUR): Active Sub-Auroral (SUB): Quiet
• Forecast: POL active, AUR active, SUB quiet
  March 10, 2025
  Geomagnetic forecast for the next 6 hoursNo storm watchPolar (POL): active + active intervalsAuroral (AUR): active + active intervalsSub-Auroral (SUB): […]
• No storm watch
  October 11, 2024
  No storm watch

The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Homepage can provide granular detail and confirmation, as needed.

Atmospheric River

This information pertains to atmospheric rivers, events that can bring very significant amounts of rainfall (and other storm conditions) that lead to flooding, landslides, and other secondary events. These are most associated with Canada’s West Coast but similar events may occur along the Atlantic Coast.

• New deep learning model gives advance warning of Indian monsoon extremes
  April 26, 2025 by Research Matters Staff Writer(s)
  Researchers have used global El Niño-Southern Oscillation data to predict extreme rain events and their frequency using convolutional neural networks
• New deep learning model gives advance warning of Indian monsoon extremes
  April 26, 2025 by Research Matters Staff Writer(s)
  Researchers have used global El Niño-Southern Oscillation data to predict extreme rain events and their frequency using convolutional neural networks
• America on “black alert”: Once-in-1,000-year event could flood this region
  April 25, 2025 by Edwin O.
  A once-in-1,000-year flooding event has placed central U.S. communities on black alert. Discover the rainfall impact, river floods, tornadoes, long-term fallout.
• "Cool Met Stuff": Why does extreme rainfall only target me?!
  April 25, 2025 by hko.gov.hk
  Under global warming, extreme rainfall events may become increasingly frequent.
• Extreme flooding events in Congo set to occur every two years in a warming world
  April 24, 2025 by Susan Chacko
  Extreme rainfall that led to destructive flooding in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in April 2025, is expected to occur every t
• Mapped: What a barrage of 56 West Coast atmospheric river events looks like
  April 24, 2025 by Andrew Wulfeck
• Mapped: What a barrage of 56 West Coast atmospheric river events looks like
  April 24, 2025 by Andrew Wulfeck
  The past six months have proven to be a tale of two Californias when it comes to atmospheric river events. While Northern California experienced a surge in precipitation and significant […]
• Atmospheric river forecasting is getting a big boost from ocean data
  April 23, 2025 by Harsh Vardhan
  AR Recon is enhancing storm predictions from their Pacific origins and providing critical early warnings for vulnerable regions.
• Luka Ploce posts Q1 loss as cargo throughput drops
  April 23, 2025 by TradingView
  ZAGREB (Croatia), April 23 (SeeNews) – Croatian Adriatic port operator Luka Ploce [ZSE:LKPC] turned to a consolidated pre-tax loss of 54,000 euro ($61,600) in the first three months of this […]
• Opinion: The first Earth Day was 55 years ago today. What has changed?
  April 23, 2025 by North Shore News
  There are indicators of impending catastrophe as well as reasons for hope 55 years after we first celebrated Earth Day, writes this North Vancouver environmental advocate

Alert Ready

The Canadian Alert Ready emergency alert system webpage can be found here.