Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 10 km north of El Palmar.
Summary written on Oct 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
A low-intensity wildfire is currently active near El Palmar, Guatemala, having started on October 29, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature at the active fire front, accompanied by five heat detections over the past 48 hours clustering nearby to indicate the extent of the spread.
The current blaze covers an estimated 130 hectares, which translates to roughly 321 acres based on satellite hotspot analysis. This fire activity is occurring within the context of the region's typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Guatemala for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.
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