Trail Smoke (TrailSmoke) — Real-time USA Wildfire Smoke Forecast

Trail Smoke — also written TrailSmoke — shows a live 48-hour wildfire smoke forecast for the entire United States, powered by the NOAA HRRR-Smoke model. Track near-surface smoke concentrations, active wildfire locations from the NIFC Interagency Fire feed, and hour-by-hour changes across the next two days on an interactive map.

What you can do on TrailSmoke

• See where wildfire smoke is right now and where it is forecast to move over the next 48 hours.
• Search any city or address to get a local smoke and air-quality outlook.
• View active wildfire incidents with acreage, containment, and discovery date.
• Compare historical fire seasons on the Trends page (acres burned, number of fires, acres per fire, 2016–2025).

Data sources

Smoke forecast: NOAA National Digital Guidance Database (NDGD) HRRR-Smoke, updated hourly. Wildfire incidents: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Wildfire Aggregated feed. Historical fire statistics: NIFC / National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC).

Trail Smoke (TrailSmoke) is a free public tool built by Ryan Weller for hikers, cyclists, runners, and anyone planning outdoor activity in smoke-affected regions. No account required.