Is there a fire near Al Madīnah right now?
Wildfires near Al Madīnah
Updated
22 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 7 km N, 35 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Al Madīnah, Basra, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 22 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 7 km N 10 km N of Al Madīnah
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 369 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 75 MW moderate
- Wind now
- N 4 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 22%
Fires near Al Madīnah right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 369 thermal hotspots in 22 separate clusters within 80 km of Al Madīnah, Basra, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 7 km N of the city centre (10 km N of Al Madīnah), with 35 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 75 MW, which is moderate for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 10 km SSE (25 km SSE of Al Madīnah) with 106 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 22 of them in Basra.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km N of Al Madīnah | 7 km N | 35 | 75 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 25 km SSE of Al Madīnah | 10 km SSE | 106 | 35 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 19 km ENE of Al Qurnah | 35 km ENE | 27 | 28 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 32 km E of Al Qurnah | 42 km ENE | 27 | 18 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 29 km NNW of Basrah | 44 km ESE | 6 | 5 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 35 km WNW of Az Zubayr | 46 km SSE | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 1:08 am |
| 47 km SSW of Al Madīnah | 47 km SSW | 8 | 45 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 39 km WNW of Az Zubayr | 52 km S | 7 | 8 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 40 km NE of Al Qurnah | 55 km NE | 4 | 2 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 16 km W of Basrah | 59 km SE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 44 km ENE of Al Qurnah | 61 km ENE | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 25 km W of Az Zubayr | 62 km SSE | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 1:08 am |
| 48 km NE of Al Qurnah | 62 km NE | 16 | 7 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 34 km WSW of Az Zubayr | 62 km S | 81 | 62 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 42 km NNE of Basrah | 63 km E | 7 | 10 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Al Madīnah is from the N at 4 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 22% and the temperature 26°C.
Al Madīnah is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Al Madīnah 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.