Wildfires in New South Wales Today
Live active-fire map for New South Wales from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: October–February.
7 km/h from the SSW — carrying smoke towards the NNE.
3°C · 89% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 12 · US AQI 33
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.
38 active fires in New South Wales
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1162 MWRemote area4 detections~2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-32.370, 147.104
- 289 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-30.853, 151.309
- 389 MW90 km S of Brisbane, Queensland10 detections~3.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-28.219, 152.685
- 467 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-35.028, 150.824
- 554 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-28.834, 149.481
- 651 MWRemote area11 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-30.363, 151.796
- 751 MW72 km SW of Sydney, New South Wales18 detections~3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:37 UTC-34.459, 150.881
- 850 MWRemote area8 detections~7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:37 UTC-29.421, 152.150
- 945 MWRemote area10 detections~3.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 15:37 UTC-29.621, 152.129
- 1044 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-29.815, 152.681
Plus 76 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.