Is there a fire near Bilqās right now?
Wildfires near Bilqās
Updated
13 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 23 km SE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bilqās, Dakahlia, Egypt, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Cairo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 13 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 23 km SE 5 km WSW of Dikirnis
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 24 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 93%
Fires near Bilqās right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 24 thermal hotspots in 13 separate clusters within 80 km of Bilqās, Dakahlia, Egypt in the last 48 h. The closest is 23 km SE of the city centre (5 km WSW of Dikirnis), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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 47 km NE (7 km NW of Damietta) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Egypt there are 90 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Dakahlia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km WSW of Dikirnis | 23 km SE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 6 km S of Al Mansurah | 25 km S | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 13 km WNW of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | 37 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 4 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 38 km SSE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:50 am |
| 14 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 40 km SE | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 7 km NW of Damietta | 47 km NE | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 6 km S of Damietta | 47 km ENE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 22 km NNW of Fāqūs | 49 km SE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 3:07 am |
| 41 km N of Kafr ash Shaykh | 50 km NW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 11 km SE of Mīt Ghamr | 63 km S | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| at Fāqūs | 66 km SE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 10 km SSW of Fāqūs | 72 km SSE | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr | 76 km E | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 2:48 am | Sun 2:48 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Bilqās is from the NNW at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 93% and the temperature 19°C.
Bilqās 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 Bilqās 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.