Wildfires in Castile and León Today
Live active-fire map for Castile and León from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
12 km/h from the NE — carrying smoke towards the SW.
25°C · 37% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 30 · US AQI 28
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.
3 active fires in Castile and León
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 179 MW105 km NW of Zaragoza, Aragon5 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 14:27 UTC42.075, -2.024
- 224 MW107 km SE of Bilbao, Basque Country2 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 12:25 UTC42.629, -1.943
- 315 MW27 km SE of Madrid5 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 12:25 UTC40.245, -3.474
Plus 9 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.