Wildfires in Yorkshire Today
Live active-fire map for Yorkshire from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: spring & summer (moorland).
19 km/h from the SSW — carrying smoke towards the NNE.
9°C · 79% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 4.2 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 19 · US AQI 29
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.
1 active fire in Yorkshire
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 110 MW54 km SE of York, England5 detections~3.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-24 03:23 UTC53.569, -0.601
Plus 1 smaller heat detection — 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.