Is there a fire near Birgañj right now?
Wildfires near Birgañj
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 66 km WNW, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:26 pm local (2026-10-25 07:41 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Birgañj, Madhesh, Nepal, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kathmandu).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 66 km WNW 18 km ENE of Bagaha
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 2 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 83%
Fires near Birgañj right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Birgañj, Madhesh, Nepal in the last 24 h. The closest is 66 km WNW of the city centre (18 km ENE of Bagaha), with 1 detection 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 Nepal there are 10 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Madhesh.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km ENE of Bagaha | 66 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:26 pm | Sun 1:26 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Birgañj is from the NW at 2 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 83% and the temperature 22°C.
Birgañj 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 Birgañj 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.