Is there a fire near Baripāda right now?
Wildfires near Baripāda
Updated
4 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 46 km SSE, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:40 am local (2026-10-25 20:10 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Baripāda, Odisha, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 4 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 46 km SSE 11 km WNW of Balasore
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 7 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 14 km/h gusts 26 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Baripāda right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 4 separate clusters within 80 km of Baripāda, Odisha, India in the last 24 h. The closest is 46 km SSE of the city centre (11 km WNW of Balasore), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 0 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 75 km NE (5 km NW of Kharagpur) with 10 detections; first seen Sun 1 pm and last seen Mon 1 am local time.
Across India there are 427 fire clusters in the same window, 34 of them in Odisha.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 km WNW of Balasore | 46 km SSE | 1 | 0 MW | Mon 1:40 am | Mon 1:40 am |
| 32 km W of Kharagpur | 56 km NNE | 3 | 2 MW | Mon 1:40 am | Mon 1:40 am |
| 5 km NW of Kharagpur | 75 km NE | 10 | 7 MW | Sun 1:09 pm | Mon 1:40 am |
| 12 km SSE of Kharagpur | 76 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Mon 1:40 am | Mon 1:40 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Baripāda is from the NNW at 14 km/h (gusts 26 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 24°C.
Baripāda 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 Baripāda 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.