Wildfires in Egypt Today
Live active-fire map for Egypt from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
28 km/h from the NNW — carrying smoke towards the SSE.
33°C · 26% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 45 · US AQI 55
People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.
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.
15 active fires in Egypt
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1132 MW96 km S of Alexandria, Egypt2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.361, 29.703
- 258 MW91 km W of Cairo, Egypt2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.049, 30.292
- 341 MW114 km S of Cairo, Egypt9 detections~8.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC29.020, 31.201
- 438 MW108 km W of Cairo, Egypt3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.114, 30.112
- 529 MWRemote area8 detections~13 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.706, 33.837
- 623 MW75 km W of Cairo, Egypt2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.090, 30.459
- 721 MW13 km SW of Alexandria, Egypt5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC31.121, 29.812
- 812 MWRemote area3 detections~5.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:21 UTC27.184, 30.997
- 910 MW73 km NW of Cairo, Egypt4 detections~5.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:23 UTC30.377, 30.580
- 108 MW86 km E of Cairo, Egypt3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 00:07 UTC29.805, 32.089
Plus 33 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.