Wildfires in Italy Today
Live active-fire map for Italy from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.
2 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.
29°C · 41% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 36 · US AQI 58
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.
37 active fires in Italy
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1987 MW26 km N of Foggia, Puglia15 detections~3.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC41.700, 15.537
- 2257 MW84 km W of Milan, Italy26 detections~16.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 13:10 UTC45.725, 8.175
- 3232 MW33 km W of Catanzaro, Calabria24 detections~4.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 01:45 UTC38.996, 16.222
- 4184 MW27 km NW of Rome, Lazio8 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC42.100, 12.307
- 5177 MW56 km W of Taranto, Puglia9 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC40.581, 16.599
- 6155 MW43 km E of Grosseto, Tuscany7 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC42.763, 11.644
- 7107 MW31 km N of Catania, Sicily10 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC37.787, 15.138
- 886 MW7 km NE of Reggio Calabria, Calabria4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC38.141, 15.730
- 978 MW94 km NE of Latina, Lazio7 detections~2.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC42.102, 13.650
- 1060 MW76 km S of Potenza, Basilicata5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC39.954, 15.831
Plus 54 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.