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First detected 4 days ago · last seen 51 min ago · 52.096, -3.794
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 4 days. It measures roughly 3.0 km across and is giving off 1066 MW of heat — one of the larger fires burning in the UK right now. Smoke is drifting south.
Fire size
8.5 km²
about 1,200 football pitches
Width
3.0 km
across
Heat output
1066 MW
peak 298 MW
Satellite passes
509
61 hot pixels
Roughly where
Wales · 52.10, -3.79
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south, on a 4 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 8 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
4 days ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 6 MW, 1 px
4 days ago
Escalated to major — 68 MW, 5 px
4 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 NOAA20,NOAA21. Back to all UK wildfires.