Wildfires in Australia Today
Live active-fire map for Australia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: December–February.
19 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.
13°C · 53% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 0.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 12 · US AQI 15
Air quality is good. No precautions needed.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
207 active fires in Australia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 14076 MWRemote area156 detections~49.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-20.975, 130.914
- 21533 MWRemote area80 detections~19.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-19.115, 123.160
- 31126 MWRemote area210 detections~16.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-17.088, 128.253
- 4832 MWRemote area161 detections~20.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:13 UTC-13.294, 132.213
- 5737 MWRemote area113 detections~15.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:33 UTC-19.595, 138.374
- 6658 MWRemote area107 detections~9.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:21 UTC-25.205, 150.007
- 7531 MWRemote area48 detections~20.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:13 UTC-11.824, 130.901
- 8514 MWRemote area30 detections~17.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:21 UTC-26.281, 150.454
- 9417 MWRemote area68 detections~20.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:13 UTC-17.104, 136.523
- 10404 MWRemote area22 detections~16.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:25 UTC-11.630, 131.001
Plus 208 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.