Wildfires in Flathead & Glacier Today
Live active-fire map for the Flathead and Glacier country from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: July–September.
5 km/h from the SW — carrying smoke towards the NE.
11°C · 45% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 31 · US AQI 56
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.
4 active fires in Flathead & Glacier
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 192 MW58 km SW of Kalispell, Montana4 detectionslast seen 2026-10-22 20:36 UTC47.749, -114.701
- 216 MW15 km E of Kalispell, Montana2 detectionslast seen 2026-10-22 20:36 UTC48.201, -114.108
- 312 MW101 km SW of Kalispell, Montana7 detectionslast seen 2026-10-24 10:11 UTC47.645, -115.389
- 46 MW55 km N of Kalispell, Montana3 detections~5.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-22 20:36 UTC48.690, -114.328
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.