postcodealert
Updated 10 November 2026, 23:31 UTC
PostcodeAlert
Wildfire
Layers
Fire severity index
Shading: the highest rating in each postcode area. England and Wales only.
Satellite heat detections, 7 days
Map display
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3. Postcode areas are approximate.
Wildfire
GREEN · Normalas of 2026-11-10 13:35 UTC (9 h 56 min ago)Highest fire severity today
3 of 5
Squares at very high or above today
0 of 1734
Highest fire severity, next 5 days
3 of 5
Heat detections, 24 hours
3
Heat detections, 7 days
49
At fixed heat sources, 7 days (left out)
12
A heat detection is not a confirmed wildfire. Places with detections on 3 or more separate days (steelworks, refineries, flares) are left out, and so is a fire that burns in one place that long. Status follows the fire severity forecast, which covers England and Wales only.
Heat detections per day
Fire severity outlook
| Day | Highest rating | Level | Squares very high or above | Squares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | 3 | High | 0 | 1,734 |
| 2026-11-11 | 2 | Moderate | 0 | 1,734 |
| 2026-11-12 | 3 | High | 0 | 1,734 |
| 2026-11-13 | 2 | Moderate | 0 | 1,734 |
| 2026-11-14 | 3 | High | 0 | 1,734 |
| 2026-11-15 | 3 | High | 0 | 1,734 |
Latest heat detections
| Time detected | District | Power mw | Confidence | Satellite | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 02:28 | CH65 | 1.2 | nominal | N21 | yes |
| 10 Nov 02:28 | DN40 | 1.5 | nominal | N21 | yes |
| 10 Nov 01:43 | DN40 | 2.2 | nominal | N20 | yes |
| 09 Nov 02:47 | LL13 | 1.2 | nominal | N21 | yes |
| 09 Nov 02:04 | PE7 | 0.4 | nominal | N20 | yes |
| 09 Nov 02:04 | SM7 | 0.3 | nominal | N20 | yes |
| 09 Nov 02:04 | DA13 | 0.6 | nominal | N20 | yes |
| 09 Nov 02:04 | PE7 | 1.2 | nominal | N20 | yes |
| 09 Nov 01:06 | PE7 | 1.8 | nominal | N21 | yes |
| 09 Nov 01:06 | PE7 | 2.1 | nominal | N21 | yes |
Source: NASA FIRMS active fire data (VIIRS) · CC0; Met Office Fire Severity Index via Natural England Open Access