Wildfires in Texas Today
Live active-fire map for Texas from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: spring & summer.
19 km/h from the S — carrying smoke towards the N.
38°C · 26% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 16.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 48 · US AQI 67
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.
38 active fires in Texas
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1496 MWRemote area29 detections~8.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:52 UTC34.682, -98.461
- 2237 MWRemote area11 detections~2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 20:12 UTC34.758, -101.104
- 3185 MW117 km NE of Albuquerque, New Mexico5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 19:53 UTC35.907, -105.848
- 485 MWRemote area9 detections~2.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:51 UTC31.597, -94.768
- 584 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 19:53 UTC35.519, -100.576
- 659 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 20:10 UTC32.747, -98.112
- 756 MWRemote area5 detections~5.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:51 UTC29.754, -93.900
- 853 MW79 km E of Houston, United States2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 20:10 UTC29.870, -94.563
- 949 MW85 km SW of Houston, United States3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 08:35 UTC29.071, -95.741
- 1048 MW85 km NE of Houston, United States7 detections~9.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:51 UTC30.331, -94.775
Plus 116 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.