Is there a fire near 'Ākra right now?
Wildfires near 'Ākra
Updated
25 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km WSW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of 'Ākra, Nineveh, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 25 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km WSW 9 km WSW of 'Ākra
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 87 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 28 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 7 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 61%
Fires near 'Ākra right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 87 thermal hotspots in 25 separate clusters within 80 km of 'Ākra, Nineveh, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km WSW of the city centre (9 km WSW of 'Ākra), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 38 km WNW (37 km ENE of Sīnah) with 18 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Nineveh.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km WSW of 'Ākra | 9 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 20 km SE of 'Ākra | 20 km SE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 24 km W of 'Ākra | 21 km W | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 25 km SSW of 'Ākra | 25 km SSW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 26 km WSW of 'Ākra | 26 km WSW | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 20 km NNW of Baḥarkah | 29 km SSE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 35 km NNE of Baḥarkah | 37 km ESE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 37 km ENE of Sīnah | 38 km WNW | 18 | 5 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 37 km ESE of Sīnah | 39 km W | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 36 km NNW of Xebat | 40 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 17 km WNW of Baḥarkah | 40 km S | 5 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 1:05 am |
| 8 km NE of Baḥarkah | 44 km SSE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 29 km NW of Xebat | 44 km SW | 3 | 28 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 9 km ENE of Xebat | 48 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 25 km E of Sīnah | 49 km W | 15 | 9 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:08 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at 'Ākra is from the NE at 7 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 61% and the temperature 18°C.
'Ākra is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the 'Ākra air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
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.
About satellite fire detections
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.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.