Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
About 5 km south of Gracemere.
Having burned near Gracemere, Australia, a wildfire monitored by the QFD has now ended. The fire started on November 4, 2026, and satellites registered six heat detections over a recent 48-hour period in the area.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. Across the country, 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 45% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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