Wildfires in Washington Today
Live active-fire map for Washington from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: July–September.
8 km/h from the WNW — carrying smoke towards the ESE.
12°C · 71% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 24 · US AQI 36
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.
7 active fires in Washington
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1116 MW25 km W of Chelan, Washington6 detectionslast seen 2026-09-09 20:42 UTC47.885, -120.348
- 260 MW30 km N of Leavenworth, Washington10 detections~11.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-09 20:42 UTC47.861, -120.567
- 346 MW50 km W of Winthrop, Washington17 detections~3.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-09 10:56 UTC48.364, -120.846
- 423 MW77 km NW of Winthrop, Washington4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-09 10:56 UTC48.786, -121.127
- 59 MW4 km SW of Seattle, Washington8 detections~2.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-09 10:56 UTC47.569, -122.356
- 68 MW51 km NW of Chelan, Washington4 detections~5.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-09 20:42 UTC48.061, -120.616
- 72 MW47 km E of Olympia, Washington4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-09 10:56 UTC46.976, -122.290
Plus 4 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.