Wildfires in Western Australia Today
Live active-fire map for Western Australia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: December–March.
22 km/h from the E — carrying smoke towards the W.
19°C · 58% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 16 · US AQI 17
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.
30 active fires in Western Australia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 11533 MWRemote area80 detections~19.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-19.115, 123.160
- 21126 MWRemote area210 detections~16.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-17.088, 128.253
- 3271 MWRemote area35 detections~6.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-17.305, 123.746
- 4213 MWRemote area70 detections~9.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-19.088, 123.394
- 5185 MWRemote area42 detections~22.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:05 UTC-17.652, 124.210
- 6110 MWRemote area2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 06:03 UTC-20.529, 127.902
- 799 MWRemote area53 detections~5.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-19.260, 123.075
- 884 MWRemote area10 detections~2.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 06:05 UTC-17.505, 128.794
- 980 MWRemote area25 detections~11.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 17:15 UTC-19.356, 123.308
- 1063 MWRemote area6 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 06:05 UTC-17.757, 123.998
Plus 33 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.