Is there a fire near Al Maḩmūdīyah right now?
Wildfires near Al Maḩmūdīyah
Updated
9 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km S, 2 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 Maḩmūdīyah, Baghdad, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 9 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km S 9 km NNE of Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 39 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 6 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 5 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 39%
Fires near Al Maḩmūdīyah right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 39 thermal hotspots in 9 separate clusters within 80 km of Al Maḩmūdīyah, Baghdad, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km S of the city centre (9 km NNE of Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 40 km ENE (40 km SE of Sadr City) with 14 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Baghdad.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km NNE of Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 11 km S | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 12:26 pm | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 16 km NNE of Al Maḩmūdīyah | 15 km NNE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 1:08 am |
| 17 km NE of Al Maḩmūdīyah | 17 km NE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 12:26 pm | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 7 km N of Al-Musayab | 25 km SSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 13 km SE of Sadr City | 35 km NNE | 9 | 5 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 40 km SE of Sadr City | 40 km ENE | 14 | 6 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 34 km ESE of Sadr City | 41 km ENE | 5 | 4 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 10 km NNE of Karbala | 49 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:48 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 23 km ENE of Abu Gharaq | 50 km SSE | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Al Maḩmūdīyah is from the NNE at 5 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 39% and the temperature 23°C.
Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Al Maḩmūdīyah 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.