Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 27

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region today.   Northwest Region: At the time of this update there are 3 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 1 is under control and 2 is not under control. Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 26

Northeast Region: There were 5 confirmed wildland fires in the Northeast Region today: Haliburton 6 (HAL006) was 0.2 of a hectare and located on the south side of Highway 60, and approximately 0.25 of a kilometre south of Ouse Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 7 (HAL007) is 0.5 of a hectare and located approximately 0.1 of a kilometre east ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 24

Northeast Region (May 24): There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region today. Northeast Region (May 23): Timmins 2 (TIM002) was located approx. 4 km north of Kenogami Lake and east of Hwy 11. The fire was 0.5 hectares in size and is now out. Chapleau 1 (CHA001) is located west of Hwy 129 at Chub Lake. The ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 22

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region.   Northwest Region: No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 22nd. At the time of this update there is 1 active fire in the Northwest Region. The fire is under control.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 20

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region.   Northwest Region: Updated: May 20, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.  Central Daylight Time (CDT) No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 20. At the time of this update there are 3 active fires in the Northwest Region – 1 fire is being held and 2 fires ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 19

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Northwest Region: Updated: May 19, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.  Central Daylight Time (CDT) No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 19. At the time of this update there are 4 active fires in the Northwest Region – 1 fire is being held and 3 fires are ...

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Yellow Warning – Freezing Rain for (Manitouwadge – Hornepayne) ENDED

May 19, 2026 at 13:5 This warning ended at 13:27. May 19, 2026 at 06:03 5:52 AM EDT Tuesday 19 May 2026 Impact Level: Moderate Forecast Confidence: High Ice build-up due to freezing rain is expected. What: 2 to 5 mm of ice build-up is possible. When: This morning into this afternoon. Additional information: Snow and ice pellets may mix ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 18

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. 10 FireRanger crews from the Northeast Region have been deployed to assist with the wildland fire situation in Northwest Ontario. Northwest Region: Updated: May 18, 2026 at 6:10 p.m.  Central Daylight Time (CDT) No new fires have been confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 18. At ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 17

Northeast Region: There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today (May 17, 2026 at 6 p.m.): North Bay 7 (NOR007) is 0.1 of a hectare and located 0.6 of a kilometre west of Highway 11, and 0.8 of a kilometre west of Tilden Lake. The fire is now out. Haliburton 5 (HAL005) is 0.2 of a ...

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Severe Thunderstorm Alerts for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park (ENDED)

Ended May 18, 2026 at 09:13 May 18, 2026 at 07:32 Edit 7:03 AM EDT Monday 18 May 2026Most Used Impact Level: Moderate Forecast Confidence: High Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain. A line of severe thunderstorms was located from 14 kilometres northwest of ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 15

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Northwest Region: There are currently 17 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 2 are under control, 1 is being held, and 14 are not under control. Seven fires were called out today. There were 20 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region today. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 14

There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. There was 1 new wildland fire in the Northeast Region since the last report on May 7: Cochrane 1 (COC001) was confirmed this afternoon. It was 0.5 of a hectare and located 0.9 of a kilometre east of Kenogami River, and approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Luhta Lake. The fire ...

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NE Forest Fire Region Update – May 11th

There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region There have been no wildland fires in the Northeast Region since the last report on May 7. Ontario is deploying three fire engines accompanied by three FireRanger crews to assist with the wildland fire situation in Minnesota. Ontario is a member of the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact (GLFFC), a ...

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NE Forest Fire Region Update – May 7th

There is one active wildland fire in the Northeast Region: Haliburton 4 (HAL004) is 3.1 hectares in size, located on the eastern shore of Brule Lake and is not under control.   Since the last report on May 4, there have been the following fires: Haliburton 2 (HAL002) was a 4.2 hectare fire located approximately 2 kilometres east of Perrault ...

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