Is there a fire near Boa Vista right now?
Wildfires near Boa Vista
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km SE, 7 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 2:04 pm local (2026-10-24 18:04 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Boa_Vista).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km SE 11 km SE of Boa Vista
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 58 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 24 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 11 km/h gusts 31 km/h, humidity 32%
Fires near Boa Vista right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 58 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km SE of the city centre (11 km SE of Boa Vista), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 12 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 77 km NNW (79 km NNW of Boa Vista) with 28 detections; first seen Sat 1 am and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,052 fire clusters in the same window, 107 of them in Roraima.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 km SE of Boa Vista | 9 km SE | 7 | 12 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 36 km SW of Boa Vista | 35 km SW | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 2:04 pm | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 43 km W of Boa Vista | 40 km W | 8 | 14 MW | Sat 2:04 pm | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 42 km E of Boa Vista | 41 km E | 6 | 2 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sat 1:21 am |
| 44 km N of Boa Vista | 44 km N | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 2:04 pm | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 49 km WNW of Boa Vista | 49 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sat 1:21 am |
| 54 km SSW of Boa Vista | 54 km SSW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:02 pm | Sat 2:02 pm |
| 64 km NNE of Boa Vista | 64 km NNE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:04 pm | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 67 km SE of Boa Vista | 67 km SE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:02 pm | Sat 2:02 pm |
| 79 km NNW of Boa Vista | 77 km NNW | 28 | 24 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sat 2:04 pm |
| 79 km WNW of Boa Vista | 79 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:21 am | Sat 1:21 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Boa Vista is from the NE at 11 km/h (gusts 31 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 32% and the temperature 38°C.
Boa Vista 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 Boa Vista 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.
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.