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First detected 5 days ago · last seen 4 days ago · 51.751, -3.335
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 5 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 10 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting east.
Fire size
0.1 km²
about 20 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
10 MW
peak 10 MW
Satellite passes
130
1 hot pixels
Roughly where
Wales · 51.75, -3.34
Smoke
Smoke is drifting east, on a 12 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 22 km² downwind. If it's heading your way, close windows and doors and bring washing and pets in.
How it's developed
First picked up by satellite
5 days ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 10 MW, 1 px
5 days ago
Escalated to significant — 10 MW, 1 px
5 days ago
If you can see it
Call 999 and ask for the Fire service — give a what3words location or a nearby landmark. Keep upwind and don't try to tackle it yourself.
Found automatically by Arcus from NASA satellite heat detections. Size, severity and smoke direction are estimates from orbit — this is a satellite's-eye view, not confirmed by the fire service. Seen by NOAA21. Back to all UK wildfires.