Wildfire near Blaenavon, United Kingdom (2026)

Wildfire near Blaenavon — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Blaenavon — 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

Burning over a period of sixty-nine days following its start on August 14, 2026, a wildfire near Blaenavon in the United Kingdom has now ended. During the course of the incident, satellites detected a low heat intensity from the front, indicating a cooler burn throughout the duration of the blaze. The typical fire season in the region runs from April to September.

By satellite estimate, the fire reached roughly 180 hectares, or 445 acres. With the incident now concluded, no further spread or active heat signatures are being reported in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in United Kingdom for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.