Archer River Roadhouse Bushfire, QLD (2026)

Archer River Roadhouse Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color

Archer River Roadhouse Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Archer River Roadhouse.

Summary written on Sep 28, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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