Wildfire Briefing
Generated Thursday July 30, 2026 11:28 AM Pacific
Spray Creek Ranch (Lillooet)
3 fire(s) actively tracked nearby, but none currently threaten this property by wind or proximity.
What changed since 2026-07-30T10:38
NEW to tracking: Brunswick Creek — 7480 ha, Fire of Note, 70 km away. NEW to tracking: Ainslie Creek — 30179 ha, Fire of Note, 62 km away. No longer actively tracked: Twin Two Creek. No longer actively tracked: Tuwasus Creek.
Weather (next 12h)
High 28°C / Low 21°C ·
27% humidity ·
Wind 6 km/h from SSW,
gusting to 39 km/h at 2:00pm
Crossover 6h
(12pm–5pm, worst 28°c / 21% at 3pm) ·
Min RH 21% at 1pm
Temperature (°C) vs Humidity (%) — crossover shaded
25
50
75
temp 25°C
RH 27%
crosses 12p
6h in crossover
Wind (direction blowing toward, km/h)
SSW 6 km/h SSW
6
SSW 7 km/h SSW
7
SSW 8 km/h SSW
8
SSW 9 km/h SSW
9
SSW 9 km/h SSW
9
SW 8 km/h SW
8
SW 7 km/h SW
7
SW 6 km/h SW
6
SW 5 km/h SW
5
SW 4 km/h SW
4
SW 4 km/h SW
4
SW 4 km/h SW
4
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Days ahead
Day High Min RH Max gust Precip
Thu 30 Jul ⚠
28°C
21%
39 km/h SSW
0.0 mm
Fri 31 Jul ⚠
32°C
29%
47 km/h SSW
0.0 mm
Sat 1 Aug
23°C
34%
68 km/h SSW
1.3 mm
Sun 2 Aug
22°C
35%
36 km/h WNW
0.2 mm
Mon 3 Aug ⚠
28°C
26%
38 km/h NW
0.0 mm
Tue 4 Aug ⚠
32°C
21%
42 km/h SSE
0.0 mm
⚠ flags a hot, dry, windy day (min RH ≤30%, little rain, strong gusts). ~25 km model grid — it cannot resolve valley or drainage winds.
Actively tracking (3)
Fire Dist / Bearing Size Status Response Cause Wind Growth Activity Terrain
Riley Creek 📌
3 km WNW
916 ha
Out of Control
—
Lightning
SSW 6km/h
(away)
steady
steady (327MW/29)
3D map
Brunswick Creek 📌
70 km SSE
7480 ha
Fire of Note*
—
Person
SSW 6km/h
(toward you)
steady
steady (1147MW/163)
3D map
Ainslie Creek 📌
62 km SE
30179 ha
Fire of Note*
—
Person
SSW 6km/h
(away)
steady
steady (3597MW/394)
3D map
* "Fire of Note" is a public-interest designation, not a containment status —
BC Wildfire doesn't publish containment for these in this feed, so treat it as serious until you check the
incident page. It is not evidence the fire is contained.
Also burning nearby: 153 (Twin Two Creek, Tuwasus Creek, Signal Hill, V11109, Rancheree, Cougar Mountain, ...)
Satellite hotspot detections (24h, FIRMS): 43
Nearest active heat: 2.5 km W
— 19 MW, 8.7 h ago
· steady
Closest satellite detection in the last 12h, any fire. Overpass gaps of 9–13 h are
normal — an absence means no satellite look, not a quiet fire.
Air quality & smoke
AQHI (nearest regional station, Whistler , 93 km away):
1.0 (Low Risk)
· BlueSky smoke forecast now: 0.1 µg/m³ PM2.5,
peak next 48h: 5.7 µg/m³
Forecast peak PM2.5 next 24h:
35 µg/m³ at 6am
— elevated: normal work, N95s available
PM2.5 in µg/m³ (Open-Meteo/CAMS) — a different scale from AQHI above, not interchangeable with it.
Egress routes
Hwy 99
open
webcam
Hwy 12
open
Hwy 40
open
Hwy 1
RESTRICTED
webcam
Data freshness
BC Wildfire fires: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
NASA FIRMS hotspots: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
BC AQHI: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
BlueSky smoke: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
DriveBC events: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
DriveBC webcams: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
Open-Meteo forecast (ranch): 11:28 (0 min ago)
Verify with official sources —
BC Wildfire Dashboard ·
DriveBC ·
BC AQHI ·
EmergencyInfoBC
Nicola Valley (Merritt)
272 new satellite heat detection(s) upwind in the last 24h — worth a look, nothing confirmed yet.
What changed since 2026-07-30T10:38
No longer actively tracked: Dewdney Creek. No longer actively tracked: Tuwasus Creek. No longer actively tracked: Ferrabee.
Weather (next 12h)
High 23°C / Low 14°C ·
37% humidity ·
Wind 11 km/h from SW,
gusting to 44 km/h at 3:00pm
No crossover next 24h ·
Min RH 24% at 5pm
Temperature (°C) vs Humidity (%) — crossover shaded
25
50
75
temp 19°C
RH 37%
no crossover in this window
Wind (direction blowing toward, km/h)
SW 11 km/h SW
11
SW 13 km/h SW
13
SW 14 km/h SW
14
SW 15 km/h SW
15
SW 15 km/h SW
15
SW 15 km/h SW
15
SW 15 km/h SW
15
SW 14 km/h SW
14
SW 13 km/h SW
13
SW 12 km/h SW
12
SW 10 km/h SW
10
SW 8 km/h SW
8
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Days ahead
Day High Min RH Max gust Precip
Thu 30 Jul ⚠
23°C
24%
44 km/h SW
0.0 mm
Fri 31 Jul ⚠
27°C
25%
38 km/h SW
0.0 mm
Sat 1 Aug
18°C
46%
65 km/h SW
1.7 mm
Sun 2 Aug
18°C
33%
43 km/h SW
0.5 mm
Mon 3 Aug ⚠
24°C
22%
36 km/h NNW
0.0 mm
Tue 4 Aug ⚠
28°C
15%
37 km/h NNE
0.0 mm
⚠ flags a hot, dry, windy day (min RH ≤30%, little rain, strong gusts). ~25 km model grid — it cannot resolve valley or drainage winds.
Actively tracking (3)
Fire Dist / Bearing Size Status Response Cause Wind Growth Activity Terrain
Brunswick Creek 📌
45 km WSW
7480 ha
Fire of Note*
—
Person
SW 11km/h
(toward you)
steady
steady (1147MW/163)
3D map
Ainslie Creek 📌
24 km W
30179 ha
Fire of Note*
—
Person
SW 11km/h
(away)
steady
steady (3597MW/394)
3D map
Riley Creek 📌
90 km NW
916 ha
Out of Control
—
Lightning
SW 11km/h
(away)
steady
steady (327MW/29)
3D map
* "Fire of Note" is a public-interest designation, not a containment status —
BC Wildfire doesn't publish containment for these in this feed, so treat it as serious until you check the
incident page. It is not evidence the fire is contained.
Also burning nearby: 153 (K60086, K60071, Unnamed fire, Dewdney Creek, K60500, Tuwasus Creek, ...)
Satellite hotspot detections (24h, FIRMS): 383 (272 upwind)
Nearest active heat: 24.0 km W
— 1 MW, 8.1 h ago
· steady
Closest satellite detection in the last 12h, any fire. Overpass gaps of 9–13 h are
normal — an absence means no satellite look, not a quiet fire.
Air quality & smoke
AQHI (nearest regional station, Kamloops , 77 km away):
2.89 (Low Risk)
· BlueSky smoke forecast now: 1.7 µg/m³ PM2.5,
peak next 48h: 1054.8 µg/m³
Forecast peak PM2.5 next 24h:
29 µg/m³ at 7am
— normal: normal outdoor work
PM2.5 in µg/m³ (Open-Meteo/CAMS) — a different scale from AQHI above, not interchangeable with it.
Egress routes
Data freshness
BC Wildfire fires: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
NASA FIRMS hotspots: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
BC AQHI: 11:26 (2 min ago) ·
BlueSky smoke: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
DriveBC events: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
DriveBC webcams: 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
Open-Meteo forecast (ranch): 11:28 (0 min ago) ·
Open-Meteo forecast (merritt): 11:28 (0 min ago)
Verify with official sources —
BC Wildfire Dashboard ·
DriveBC ·
BC AQHI ·
EmergencyInfoBC
This is a convenience/summary layer, not the authoritative source. An "all clear" here never substitutes
for official information. Evacuation order/alert status is tracked by you directly, not by this system.