Started on Oct 3, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active 280-hectare wildfire near Roleystone, Australia, which started on October 3, 2026, is currently burning with an intense heat signature as satellites pick up 11 heat detections over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where 16,198,035 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 53% below the two-decade average for the country, even as the region faces its typical fire season stretching from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 16,238,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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