Wildfire near Plužine (Sep 9 · N), Montenegro (2026)

Wildfire near Plužine (Sep 9 · N) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Plužine (Sep 9 · N) — 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 15 km southwest of Plužine.

Summary written on Sep 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Plužine, Montenegro, an active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, or 741 acres, has been tracked by satellites detecting a low heat intensity from its front since it started on September 9, 2026. This burning unfolds against the backdrop of the country's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

Over the last 48 hours, satellite monitoring has registered 23 heat detections in the vicinity of the Plužine fire, mapping the extent of the spread.

In context

This wildfire burned in Montenegro for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.