Is there a fire near Belgrade right now?
Wildfires near Belgrade
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 46 km ESE, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:30 pm local (2026-10-24 11:30 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Belgrade).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 46 km ESE 47 km ESE of Belgrade
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 9 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 70%
Fires near Belgrade right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia in the last 48 h. The closest is 46 km ESE of the city centre (47 km ESE of Belgrade), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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 Serbia there are 9 fire clusters in the same window, 8 of them in Central Serbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 km ESE of Belgrade | 46 km ESE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 2:03 am | Sat 1:30 pm |
| 46 km SW of Novi Beograd | 48 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 1:30 pm |
| 54 km NNE of Zemun | 56 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 1:30 pm |
| 58 km WSW of Novi Beograd | 61 km WSW | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 1:30 pm |
| 75 km ESE of Belgrade | 75 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 1:30 pm |
| 37 km SW of Novi Sad | 76 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:30 pm | Sat 1:30 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Belgrade is from the SSE at 9 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 70% and the temperature 13°C.
Belgrade 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 Belgrade 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.