Wildfires in Chile Today
Live active-fire map for Chile from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: January–March.
19 km/h from the W — carrying smoke towards the E.
6°C · 20% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 0.5 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 30 · US AQI 30
Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.
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.
2 active fires in Chile
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 170 MWRemote area7 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 18:13 UTC-24.785, -68.189
- 219 MWRemote area6 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 05:29 UTC-32.262, -68.577
Plus 13 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.