Wildfire map United Kingdom
Fires in United Kingdom right now
Updated
7 fire clusters detected in United Kingdom in the last 48 h Most active: 65 km ESE of Deal (18 detections).
Active fires in United Kingdom from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 7 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 37
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 65 km ESE of Deal 18 detections
- Most affected region
- England 5 clusters
Active fires in United Kingdom
Satellites detected 37 thermal hotspots in United Kingdom in the last 48 h, grouped into 7 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 65 km ESE of Deal with 18 detections and a peak of 8 MW, last seen Sun 12:55 pm local time.
By region, England has 5 clusters (35 detections), Scotland has 1 cluster (1 detections), Northern Ireland has 1 cluster (1 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 km ESE of Deal | England | 18 | 8 MW | Sun 12:55 pm |
| 8 km SSW of Newburn | England | 1 | 23 MW | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 4 km ESE of Scunthorpe | England | 11 | 2 MW | Sun 3:04 am |
| 13 km NW of Grimsby | England | 4 | 2 MW | Sun 3:04 am |
| 115 km NE of Aberdeen | Scotland | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:04 am |
| 10 km NW of Bangor | Northern Ireland | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:04 am |
| 8 km SSE of Southampton | England | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:06 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Scunthorpe nearest 2 km ESE
- Wildfires near Grimsby nearest 13 km NW
- Wildfires near Newcastle upon Tyne nearest 13 km WSW
- Wildfires near Kingston upon Hull nearest 14 km SSE
- Wildfires near Gateshead nearest 14 km WSW
- Wildfires near Washington, England nearest 19 km W
- Wildfires near Durham, England nearest 23 km NW
- Wildfires near South Shields nearest 25 km WSW
- Wildfires near Tynemouth nearest 26 km WSW
- Wildfires near Sunderland nearest 28 km W
- Wildfires near Doncaster nearest 34 km E
- Wildfires near Lincoln, England nearest 37 km N
- Wildfires near Hartlepool nearest 47 km NW
- Wildfires near Darlington nearest 48 km NNW
- Wildfires near Bridlington nearest 50 km S
- Wildfires near Stockton-on-Tees nearest 51 km NW
- Wildfires near Rotherham nearest 51 km ENE
- Wildfires near York nearest 52 km SE
- Wildfires near Middlesbrough nearest 54 km NW
- Wildfires near Barnsley nearest 57 km E
- Wildfires near Wakefield nearest 59 km ESE
- Wildfires near Sheffield nearest 60 km ENE
- Wildfires near Mansfield nearest 62 km NE
- Wildfires near Chesterfield nearest 64 km ENE
- Wildfires near Leeds nearest 66 km ESE
- Wildfires near Morley nearest 67 km ESE
- Wildfires near Dover nearest 68 km E
- Wildfires near Dewsbury nearest 68 km E
- Wildfires near Saint Peters nearest 70 km ESE
- Wildfires near Carlisle nearest 72 km E
- Wildfires near Scarborough nearest 73 km S
- Wildfires near Margate nearest 73 km ESE
- Wildfires near Boston, England nearest 74 km N
- Wildfires near Harrogate nearest 76 km SE
- Wildfires near Nottingham nearest 77 km NNE
- Wildfires near Folkestone nearest 77 km E
- Wildfires near Huddersfield nearest 77 km E
- Wildfires near Bradford nearest 78 km ESE
Official information
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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 countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.