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Wildfires in Australia today

There are 42 probable fires in Australia right now: 1,885 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Carpentaria (5,366 MW).

Latest satellite detection: 30 Oct 2026, 03:55 UTC (3 h ago).

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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probable fires
42
heat detections
1,885
fire pages with detections in 48 h
40

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Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 42

  1. 5,366 MW Carpentaria 193 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 2,700 ha with fire
  2. 2,015 MW Cook 339 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 4,700 ha with fire · page with a 18,699 ha perimeter
  3. 1,057 MW Mareeba 194 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 2,700 ha with fire · page with a 118,884 ha perimeter
  4. 925 MW Derby-West Kimberley 161 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 2,300 ha with fire · page with a 57,981 ha perimeter
  5. 739 MW Roper Gulf 18 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  6. 662 MW Mareeba 115 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 1,600 ha with fire
  7. 471 MW Mareeba 7 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  8. 363 MW East Arnhem 25 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 400 ha with fire · page with a 10,649 ha perimeter
  9. 353 MW Roper Gulf 10 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with a 25,419 ha perimeter
  10. 268 MW Derby-West Kimberley 89 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 1,200 ha with fire · page with a 57,981 ha perimeter
  11. 260 MW Roper Gulf 27 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  12. 226 MW Roper Gulf 19 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 6,752 ha perimeter
  13. 214 MW Tablelands 6 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  14. 196 MW East Arnhem 23 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 5,229 ha perimeter
  15. 195 MW Roper Gulf 13 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 28,273 ha perimeter
  16. 173 MW Wyndham-East Kimberley 44 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
  17. 147 MW Barkly 16 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  18. 119 MW Barkly 48 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
  19. 116 MW Cook 14 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 18,154 ha perimeter
  20. 109 MW Derby-West Kimberley 77 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 1,100 ha with fire · page with a 78,892 ha perimeter
  21. 108 MW Mareeba 7 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 100 ha with fire · page with a 118,884 ha perimeter
  22. 97 MW Burke 21 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  23. 95 MW East Arnhem 3 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 0 ha with fire
  24. 90 MW Balonne 15 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  25. 88 MW East Arnhem 12 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 200 ha with fire · page with a 5,292 ha perimeter
  26. 78 MW Napranum 22 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 300 ha with fire · page with a 8,202 ha perimeter
  27. 71 MW Roper Gulf 18 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  28. 69 MW Roper Gulf 28 hotspots · last one 13 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  29. 65 MW North Burnett 51 hotspots · last one 15 h ago · about 700 ha with fire
  30. 62 MW Singleton 7 hotspots · last one 3 h ago · about 100 ha with fire

and 12 smaller groups shown on the map

Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 40

and 10 more ›

Wildfires in Australia › World map of what is burning now › Methodology ›

Where this data comes from

Hotspots from the VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 (NASA FIRMS), 375 m pixels and about six passes a day between the three. They are grouped into probable fires when neighbouring hotspots exist; agricultural burning or an industrial chimney also show on the map, which is why small groups are left out of the list. A hotspot is a thermal detection, not a confirmed fire: in an emergency call your local emergency number.