Is it safe to travel to Sicily right now?
What is reported near Sicily (Catania and Etna), Italy right now: fires, weather warnings, earthquakes, fire danger and the volcano, each with the time it was read and its source. This page reports facts. It does not say whether travel is a good idea; the governments' travel advice below does that.
No wildfires or weather warnings are reported near Sicily right now (checked 19:51 UTC). No earthquake within 100 km is in this site's records for the last 7 days. This page does not judge safety; see the UK and US travel advice below.
Official travel advice
- UK Foreign Office travel advice for Italy (GOV.UK)
- US State Department travel advisory for Italy (or the list of every advisory)
- Emergency number: 112 (the European emergency number). Civil protection and emergency agencies are on the Italy country page.
Active fires near Sicily
No active fire is reported within 100 km in the last 3 days in the satellite and agency data this site follows (read 19 Oct, 19:51 UTC). Small fires can be missed, and new ones start quickly in summer.
Weather warnings for Sicily
No Yellow, Orange or Red warning for an area covering Sicily is in force in the MeteoAlarm warnings this site reads (areas matched: sicilia, sicily). Some services issue minor Yellow warnings that this site does not store.
Starting later
| Level | Type | Area | Valid | Issued | Warning as issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Wind | Sicilia | from Tue 20 Oct, 20:00 CEST until Wed 21 Oct, 01:59 CEST |
11:13 CEST | Yellow Wind Warning |
| Yellow | Thunderstorm | Sicilia | from Tue 20 Oct, 20:00 CEST until Wed 21 Oct, 01:59 CEST |
11:13 CEST | Yellow Thunderstorm Warning |
| Yellow | Rain | Sicilia | from Tue 20 Oct, 20:00 CEST until Wed 21 Oct, 01:59 CEST |
11:13 CEST | Yellow Rain Warning |
Issued by Italian Air Force Meteorological Service, via MeteoAlarm, feeds last read 19 Oct, 19:51 UTC. Times are Italy local time. Every warning in the country: Italy weather warnings. MeteoAlarm. Data provided by EUMETNET members. Time delays between this website and the www.meteoalarm.org website are possible. For the most up-to-date awareness information as published by the participating National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, please refer to www.meteoalarm.org.
Recent earthquakes near Sicily
No earthquake within 100 km is in this site's records for the last 7 days (read 19 Oct, 19:51 UTC).
Every earthquake near Catania in the last 30 days: earthquake today in Catania.
Wildfire danger forecast for Italy
EFFIS forecasts 12% of Italy at High fire danger or above today; the highest class anywhere in the country is Very extreme.
A country-wide forecast of fire weather, not a fire report and not a warning for Sicily. Read 19 Oct, 17:00 UTC. Fire danger forecast: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus Emergency Management Service, © European Union, CC BY 4.0. Counted by country and re-drawn by this site. By day and country: Europe wildfire danger.
Etna status
No. INGV's latest aviation notice for Etna, issued 16 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC, is code green: no eruption, the volcano is in its normal state.
Latest notice read 19 Oct, 19:47 UTC. Notices, alert levels, ash warnings and nearby earthquakes: Etna live status.
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Questions
Is it safe to travel to Sicily right now?
This site does not give a verdict on travel. What is reported now: No wildfires or weather warnings are reported near Sicily right now (checked 19:51 UTC). No earthquake within 100 km is in this site's records for the last 7 days. This page does not judge safety; see the UK and US travel advice below. The UK Foreign Office advice for Italy is at https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy, and the US State Department travel advisory is at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/italy-travel-advisory.html.
Are there wildfires near Sicily today?
No active fire is reported within 100 km of Sicily in the last 3 days in the satellite and agency data this site follows. That is what the feeds show, not a promise: small fires can be missed, and new ones start quickly in summer.
Is there a weather warning for Sicily?
No Yellow, Orange or Red warning for an area covering Sicily is in force in the MeteoAlarm warnings this site reads. Some services issue minor Yellow warnings this site does not store, so check the national weather service too.
What is the volcano near Sicily doing?
No. INGV's latest aviation notice for Etna, issued 16 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC, is code green: no eruption, the volcano is in its normal state.
What is the emergency number in Italy?
Call 112 (the European emergency number). The country page on this site lists Italy's civil protection and emergency agencies.
Where does this information come from?
Fires from NASA FIRMS satellite detections and agency reports this site stores; weather warnings from the national weather service via MeteoAlarm (Europe only); earthquakes from USGS and EMSC; fire danger from the EFFIS forecast (Copernicus); volcano status from the observatories. Every section shows when it was read.
Sources: fire detections from NASA FIRMS and agency reports stored by this site; weather warnings from national weather services via MeteoAlarm; earthquakes from USGS and EMSC; fire danger from EFFIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0); volcano notices from the observatories. Facts are restated; the issuing agency is the authority. This page does not judge safety.