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Wildfire near Archer River Roadhouse

Ended · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
100Hectares247Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 27, 2026.

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

An active wildfire is currently burning near Archer River Roadhouse in Australia, having consumed 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on September 27, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while four recent heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate ongoing activity and spread in the area.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. On a broader scale, Australia has seen 15,869,721 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 54% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Australia for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 16,724,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 52% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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