Namerinni Bushfire (Nov 4), NT (2026)

Namerinni Bushfire (Nov 4) — Sentinel-2 true color

Namerinni Bushfire (Nov 4) — 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 southwest of Namerinni.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Namerinni, Australia, which started on November 4, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected forty-one heat signatures over the last forty-eight hours, indicating significant thermal activity as the fire continues to burn.

Mapping analysis utilizing these satellite hotspots provides a rough estimated size of 500 hectares, or 1,236 acres, for the Namerinni fire. This unfolding event occurs within the context of Australia's broader fire season, which typically runs from December to March.

Across the country, a total of 19,515,591 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains forty-four percent below the two-decade average for the same period.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 500 ha (1,236 acres) — about 5.0 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.