Wildfires in Victoria Today
Live active-fire map for Victoria from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: December–February.
8 km/h from the NNW — carrying smoke towards the SSE.
8°C · 82% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 3.6 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 13 · US AQI 29
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.
3 active fires in Victoria
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 115 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 04:19 UTC-34.269, 142.311
- 28 MW16 km W of Melbourne, Victoria3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-04 15:58 UTC-37.831, 144.787
- 34 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 15:37 UTC-34.022, 147.830
Plus 7 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.