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 30 km north of Nuevo Casas Grandes.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico, which has been monitored with four heat detections over the past 48 hours. The fire began on November 4, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from March to June. Across the country, 1,348,045 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 69% below the two-decade average. Satellite estimates currently place the size of the fire at roughly 100 hectares, or 247 acres.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,349,419 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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