Wildfires in United Kingdom Today
Live active-fire map for the UK from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
15 km/h from the NE — carrying smoke towards the SW.
10°C · 76% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 3.6 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 19 · US AQI 28
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 United Kingdom
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 110 MW54 km SE of York, England8 detections~3.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 02:15 UTC53.571, -0.604
- 29 MW6 km E of Sheffield, England5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 03:55 UTC53.398, -1.387
- 37 MW66 km SE of York, England4 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 03:53 UTC53.633, -0.244
Plus 15 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.