Is there a fire near Arsuz right now?
Wildfires near Arsuz
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 42 km NE, 9 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:29 am local (2026-10-25 23:29 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Arsuz, Hatay, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 42 km NE 15 km N of İskenderun
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 19 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 3 km/h gusts 5 km/h, humidity 62%
Fires near Arsuz right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 19 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Arsuz, Hatay, Turkey in the last 24 h. The closest is 42 km NE of the city centre (15 km N of İskenderun), with 9 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
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.
Across Turkey there are 195 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Hatay.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km N of İskenderun | 42 km NE | 9 | 2 MW | Mon 2:29 am | Mon 2:29 am |
| 17 km E of Antakya | 46 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 42 km WSW of Osmaniye | 59 km N | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 30 km E of Adana | 63 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 15 km ESE of Adana | 66 km NNW | 5 | 10 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 13 km WSW of Osmaniye | 71 km NNE | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 2:29 am | Mon 2:29 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Arsuz is from the ENE at 3 km/h (gusts 5 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 62% and the temperature 20°C.
Arsuz 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 Arsuz 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.