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Preparedness AssessmentPrepare3, 7 and 14 days without power or water
Threat status:NormalElevatedSevere

The fire severity index shows how easily a wildfire would spread in England and Wales over the next five days. Satellite heat detections show possible fires. Report any wildfire on 999.

Wildfire risk in the UK

Wildfire riskNormal
Fire severity index todayModerate2 of 5, highest in England and Wales
Highest in the next 5 daysHigh3 of 5, Sat 14 Nov
Possible fires, 7 days30weak heat and fixed sources left out
Strongest heat detection15.02 MWDG13, Thu 12 Nov 11:40 UTC

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 index forecast (how readily a fire would spread, not a fire burning), which covers England and Wales only.

Hazard Watch UK

Wildfire

Layers
Fire severity index
Shading: the highest rating in each postcode area. England and Wales only.
Satellite heat detections, 7 days
1 · 5 · 20 MW
by day at night
weak heat: under 2 MW, not seen again
Map display
Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3. Postcode areas are approximate.

Fire severity index, highest in England and Wales

TodayModerate2 of 5
Sat 14High3 of 5
Sun 15Moderate2 of 5
Mon 16Moderate2 of 5
Tue 17Low1 of 5
Wed 18Low1 of 5

Heat detections per day, by power

Weak heatUnder 5 MW5 to 20 MWOver 20 MWFixed heat sources left out
0510152025Tue 3 Nov · Weak heat: 5Tue 3 Nov · Under 5 MW: 33 NovWed 4 Nov · Weak heat: 2Wed 4 Nov · 5 to 20 MW: 4Wed 4 Nov · Over 20 MW: 14 Nov5 NovFri 6 Nov · Weak heat: 1Fri 6 Nov · Under 5 MW: 1Fri 6 Nov · 5 to 20 MW: 16 NovSat 7 Nov · Weak heat: 4Sat 7 Nov · Under 5 MW: 27 NovSun 8 Nov · Weak heat: 11Sun 8 Nov · Under 5 MW: 38 NovMon 9 Nov · Weak heat: 5Mon 9 Nov · Under 5 MW: 49 NovTue 10 Nov · Weak heat: 110 NovWed 11 Nov · Weak heat: 2Wed 11 Nov · Under 5 MW: 2Wed 11 Nov · 5 to 20 MW: 111 NovThu 12 Nov · Weak heat: 6Thu 12 Nov · Under 5 MW: 12Thu 12 Nov · 5 to 20 MW: 312 NovFri 13 Nov · Weak heat: 2Fri 13 Nov · Under 5 MW: 113 Nov

Many bonfires and flares make a tall pale bar; a serious fire shows as dark orange or red, and stands out most in Total MW.

Latest heat detections

Fri 03:12 ☾PE90.75 MWweak heat
Fri 02:28 ☾TS102.32 MW
Fri 01:32 ☾TS101.89 MWweak heat
Thu 13:20S363.43 MW
Thu 13:20NE488.35 MW
Thu 12:38DG133.5 MW
Thu 12:36DN212.67 MW
Thu 12:36S363.03 MW
Thu 11:40IP272 MW
Thu 11:40S363.33 MW

Bar: power, full width 20 MW. ☾ at night. Times UTC. Fixed heat sources left out.

Source: NASA FIRMS active fire data (VIIRS) · CC0; Met Office Fire Severity Index via Natural England Open Access