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First detected 21 h ago · last seen 58 min ago · 51.971, -4.016
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 21 hours. It measures roughly 0.6 km across and is giving off 26 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting south.
Fire size
1.0 km²
about 140 football pitches
Width
0.6 km
across
Heat output
26 MW
peak 11 MW
Satellite passes
49
7 hot pixels
Roughly where
Wales · 51.97, -4.02
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south, on a 3 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 4 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
21 h ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 1 MW, 1 px
21 h ago
Escalated to significant — 1 MW, 1 px
20 h 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 NOAA20,NOAA21,SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.