South Australia bushfire map
Bushfires in South Australia right now
Updated
3 fire clusters in South Australia in the last 48 h (1 significant) Strongest: remote South Australia, 525 km NNW of Adelaide, 2 MW.
A live bushfire map and fire map for South Australia, Australia: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 3 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 1 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 5
- Strongest fire
- 2 MW remote South Australia, 525 km NNW of Adelaide
- Share of Australia
- 1% 313 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 0
Active fires in South Australia
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 5 thermal hotspots in South Australia in the last 48 h, grouped into 3 fire clusters; 1 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 1% of the 313 clusters across Australia.
The most intense is remote South Australia, 525 km NNW of Adelaide, peaking at 2 MW (low-intensity) with 3 detections, last seen Mon 3:32 am local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
No listed city in South Australia has a detection within 80 km.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in South Australia
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote South Australia, 525 km NNW of Adelaide | 3 | 2 MW | Mon 1:50 am | Mon 3:32 am |
| remote South Australia, 1161 km NW of Adelaide | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 4:16 pm | Sun 4:16 pm |
| remote South Australia, 1287 km NW of Adelaide | 1 | 0 MW | Mon 3:30 am | Mon 3:30 am |
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
Bushfire warnings in Australia are issued by state services; here that is the SA Country Fire Service (cfs.sa.gov.au). Follow the Australian Warning System levels (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning).
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.