Minnesota wildfire map
Fires in Minnesota right now
Updated
2 fire clusters in Minnesota in the last 48 h (0 significant) Strongest: 119 km E of Moorhead, 1 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Minnesota, United States: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 2 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 0 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 2
- Strongest fire
- 1 MW 119 km E of Moorhead
- Share of United States
- 0% 576 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 7
Active fires in Minnesota
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 2 thermal hotspots in Minnesota in the last 48 h, grouped into 2 fire clusters; 0 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 0% of the 576 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 119 km E of Moorhead, peaking at 1 MW (low-intensity) with 1 detection, last seen Sat 3:33 am local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
7 listed cities in Minnesota have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Duluth, 6 km from a fire to its SSE.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in Minnesota
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 km E of Moorhead | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
| 21 km NW of Rochester | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
Cities in Minnesota near a fire
- Wildfires near Duluth nearest 6 km SSE
- Wildfires near Rochester, MN nearest 21 km NW
- Wildfires near Austin, MN nearest 56 km NNE
- Wildfires near Farmington, MN nearest 68 km SSE
- Wildfires near Hastings, MN nearest 70 km S
- Wildfires near Lakeville nearest 73 km SE
- Wildfires near Apple Valley, MN nearest 80 km SSE
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
About this fire map
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 states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.