Wildfire map Kuwait
Fires in Kuwait right now
Updated
8 fire clusters detected in Kuwait in the last 48 h Most active: 9 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī (10 detections).
Active fires in Kuwait from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 8 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 46
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 9 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī 10 detections
- Most affected region
- Al Aḩmadī 7 clusters
Active fires in Kuwait
Satellites detected 46 thermal hotspots in Kuwait in the last 48 h, grouped into 8 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 9 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī with 10 detections and a peak of 44 MW, last seen Sun 2:48 am local time.
By region, Al Aḩmadī has 7 clusters (44 detections), Hawalli has 1 cluster (2 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 10 | 44 MW | Sun 2:48 am |
| 34 km WSW of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 11 | 18 MW | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 23 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 6 | 16 MW | Sun 2:48 am |
| 88 km SSE of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 5 | 23 MW | Sun 12:24 pm |
| 12 km SE of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 7 | 7 MW | Sun 12:24 pm |
| 49 km W of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 3 | 21 MW | Sun 2:48 am |
| 58 km SSW of Al Aḩmadī | Al Aḩmadī | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:48 am |
| 28 km NNE of Ḩawallī | Hawalli | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:08 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Al Aḩmadī nearest 6 km SSW
- Wildfires near Şabāḩ as Sālim nearest 26 km S
- Wildfires near Ḩawallī nearest 28 km NNE
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.