France Roadtrip Wildfire Safety & Avoidance GuideFree guide, 14 chapters
Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 16 August 2026 at 10:23 UK time. Fire and disruption reporting verified against official sources the same day. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Lake Como fire map

Como, Bellagio, Lecco and the lake shore between them. Most of the lake is unaffected; the note below says exactly what is not.

1 heat location · combined intensity 3 MW1 heat location · combined intensity 23 MW
Satellite heat detection, last 24 h Reference city
NASA VIIRS + MODIS heat detections, last 24 hours, clustered — refreshed daily. A detection is a satellite heat signature, usually fire. Cut from the Italy country map to this area; the country page has the zoomable version.

What is happening in Lake Como now

AreaStatusWhat it is
Valmadrera and Monte Moregallo Active fire The fire on Monte Moregallo has been burning since the afternoon of 4 August.
Premana and the Alpe Caprecolo Active fire The fire above Premana has burned since a lightning strike in July, rain slowed it at the start of August and it is still not out, and the road and paths up to the Alpe Caprecolo stay shut by order of the comune.
Monte Goi, Como and Lipomo Active fire About fifty people were taken out of their homes on the edge of Como overnight on 14 August as the Monte Goi fire pushed smoke into the streets below.

3 satellite fire detections inside Lake Como in the latest NASA FIRMS pass (2026-08-15 to 2026-08-16). A detection is heat seen from orbit; it is not by itself a reported fire, and not every detection becomes one.

Where this comes from

Fire locations are NASA FIRMS satellite detections. Status for each area is set from what the named authority has published, never from satellite data alone — see how this site works.

If you are travelling

Conditions change hourly during a fire. The authorities above are always right where this page and they disagree, and in danger anywhere in the European Union the emergency number is 112.

Most serious status in Lake Como right now: Active fire.

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