Is there a fire near Bern right now?
Wildfires near Bern
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Bern in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 197 km SSE, 14 km E of Novara.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bern, Switzerland, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Zurich).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 197 km SSE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- WNW 3 km/h gusts 7 km/h, humidity 78%
Fires near Bern right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Bern, Switzerland in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 197 km SSE (14 km E of Novara), with 1 detection. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across Switzerland there are 0 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Bern is from the WNW at 3 km/h (gusts 7 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ESE. Relative humidity is 78% and the temperature 8°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Bern 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.