Is there a fire near Carolina, Maranhão right now?
Wildfires near Carolina, Maranhão
Updated
15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km W, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:04 am local (2026-10-25 05:04 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 15 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km W 26 km W of Carolina
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 33 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 20 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 4 km/h gusts 31 km/h, humidity 70%
Fires near Carolina, Maranhão right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 33 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km W of the city centre (26 km W of Carolina), with 2 detections 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 79 km SE (84 km SE of Carolina) with 7 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 227 of them in Maranhão.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 km W of Carolina | 26 km W | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 33 km NNW of Carolina | 33 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 36 km NW of Carolina | 36 km NW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 38 km ESE of Carolina | 38 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 42 km WSW of Carolina | 42 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 50 km E of Carolina | 50 km E | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 52 km S of Carolina | 52 km S | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 42 km SSE of Araguaína | 65 km WSW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 68 km SSE of Carolina | 68 km SSE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 70 km ESE of Carolina | 70 km ESE | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 71 km SSE of Carolina | 70 km SSE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:23 am | Sat 2:23 am |
| 13 km NE of Araguaína | 77 km WNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 45 km NNE of Araguaína | 79 km NW | 2 | 20 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 79 km NNE of Carolina | 79 km NNE | 6 | 15 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 84 km SE of Carolina | 79 km SE | 7 | 9 MW | Sat 2:23 am | Sat 1:20 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Carolina, Maranhão is from the WSW at 4 km/h (gusts 31 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 70% and the temperature 29°C.
Carolina, Maranhão 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 Carolina, Maranhão 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.