Is there a fire near Cairns right now?
Bushfires near Cairns, QLD
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Cairns in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 106 km SSW, 106 km SSW of Cairns.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Australia/Brisbane).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 106 km SSW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- E 9 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 65%
Fires near Cairns right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Cairns, Queensland, Australia in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 106 km SSW (106 km SSW of Cairns), with 8 detections. 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 Australia there are 244 fire clusters in the same window, 58 of them in Queensland.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Cairns is from the E at 9 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 65% and the temperature 29°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Cairns 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.
Bushfire warnings in Australia are issued by state services; here that is Queensland Fire Department (fire.qld.gov.au). Follow the Australian Warning System levels (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning).
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
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.