Is there a fire near Ash Sharqāt right now?
Wildfires near Ash Sharqāt
Updated
16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 19 km ENE, 3 detections 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 Ash Sharqāt, Salah ad Din, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 16 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 19 km ENE 20 km ENE of Ash Sharqāt
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 132 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 52 MW moderate
Fires near Ash Sharqāt right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 132 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Ash Sharqāt, Salah ad Din, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 19 km ENE of the city centre (20 km ENE of Ash Sharqāt), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 13 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 61 km ENE (45 km WNW of Kirkuk) with 72 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 19 of them in Salah ad Din.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km ENE of Ash Sharqāt | 19 km ENE | 3 | 13 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 35 km NE of Ash Sharqāt | 35 km NE | 2 | 16 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 36 km ENE of Ash Sharqāt | 36 km ENE | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 41 km ESE of Ash Sharqāt | 41 km ESE | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 49 km ESE of Ash Sharqāt | 47 km ESE | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 44 km SW of Xebat | 50 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 11 km N of Bayjī | 54 km SSE | 5 | 13 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 37 km S of Mosul | 55 km N | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 36 km SSW of Xebat | 57 km NNE | 4 | 52 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 45 km SSW of Erbil | 60 km ENE | 3 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 45 km WNW of Kirkuk | 61 km ENE | 72 | 45 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 37 km NE of Bayjī | 63 km SE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 32 km SW of Erbil | 64 km NE | 26 | 6 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 49 km WSW of Kirkuk | 66 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 25 km S of Xebat | 69 km NNE | 7 | 2 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Ash Sharqāt 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.