Is there a fire near Auburn, AL right now?
Wildfires near Auburn, AL
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 10 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:34 pm local (2026-10-25 19:34 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Auburn, Alabama, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 10 km NNE 10 km NNE of Auburn
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 10 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 23 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 19 km/h gusts 26 km/h, humidity 35%
Fires near Auburn, AL right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 10 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Auburn, Alabama, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 10 km NNE of the city centre (10 km NNE of Auburn), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 6 MW, which is low-intensity 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 19 km NNE (19 km NNE of Auburn) with 8 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across United States there are 573 fire clusters in the same window, 30 of them in Alabama.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km NNE of Auburn | 10 km NNE | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 19 km NNE of Auburn | 19 km NNE | 8 | 23 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 18 km W of Phenix City | 32 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 1:11 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Auburn, AL is from the NE at 19 km/h (gusts 26 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 35% and the temperature 23°C.
Auburn, AL 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 Auburn, AL 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.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
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.