Wildfires in New Mexico Today
Live active-fire map for New Mexico from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: April–July.
9 km/h from the SSW — carrying smoke towards the NNE.
33°C · 27% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 31 · US AQI 42
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.
8 active fires in New Mexico
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 124 MWRemote area9 detections~11.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 21:08 UTC31.639, -104.020
- 210 MWRemote area4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-17 08:28 UTC31.618, -103.360
- 310 MWRemote area10 detections~5.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:32 UTC31.797, -103.927
- 46 MWRemote area6 detections~18.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 19:28 UTC31.773, -103.587
- 54 MW103 km SE of Roswell, New Mexico4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 09:32 UTC32.700, -103.789
- 63 MWRemote area3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 08:09 UTC31.356, -103.225
- 72 MW113 km SW of Midland, Texas3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 09:32 UTC31.541, -103.149
- 82 MW84 km SE of Farmington, New Mexico3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 09:30 UTC36.204, -107.537
Plus 13 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.