General watches and conditions. These are drawn from official sources. Those using this site should consult with those official sources before making decisions.
Tropical Storms
Drawn from the NOAA National Hurricane Center. The following are RSS feeds from that source.
Atlantic Cycle
Pacific Cycle
Forest Fires / Wildfires
Current Forest Fire Situation (national Map from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center)
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.
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.
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 conditions of the magnetic fieldPolar (POL): Quiet Auroral (AUR): Quiet Sub-Auroral (SUB): Quiet
- Geomagnetic forecast for the next 6 hoursNo storm watchPolar (POL): quiet Auroral (AUR): unsettled + unsettled intervalsSub-Auroral (SUB): quiet
- No storm watch
The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Homepage can provide granular detail and confirmation, as needed.
Cyber (RSS)
This pertains to publicly released information about cyber attacks over the past week. This should be used in conjunction with other sources. Disruptions of critical infrastructure or key services may impact your ability to communicate, gather information, etc.
Alert Ready
The Canadian Alert Ready emergency alert system webpage can be found here.