Wildfires in Sicily Today
Live active-fire map for Sicily from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.
6 km/h from the NNW — carrying smoke towards the SSE.
26°C · 48% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 30 · US AQI 52
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.
7 active fires in Sicily
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1107 MW31 km N of Catania, Sicily10 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC37.787, 15.138
- 236 MW52 km SE of Caltanissetta, Sicily4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC37.270, 14.578
- 321 MW58 km W of Siracusa, Sicily6 detections~2.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 13:08 UTC37.115, 14.639
- 413 MW10 km E of Agrigento, Sicily3 detections~11.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:25 UTC37.318, 13.693
- 510 MW24 km SW of Palermo, Sicily6 detections~6.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 01:45 UTC37.929, 13.234
- 69 MW28 km N of Catania, Sicily7 detections~6.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-03 00:43 UTC37.754, 15.027
- 75 MW62 km SE of Caltanissetta, Sicily4 detections~11 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:25 UTC37.021, 14.445
Plus 4 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.