Is there a fire near Crato right now?
Wildfires near Crato
Updated
16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km SE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:01 pm local (2026-10-25 16:01 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Crato, Ceará, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 16 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km SE 10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 39 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 211 MW intense
- Wind now
- E 5 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 29%
Fires near Crato right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 39 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Crato, Ceará, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km SE of the city centre (10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 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 E (45 km SE of Aurora) with 9 detections; first seen Sun 12 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 117 of them in Ceará.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte | 11 km SE | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 23 km ESE of Juazeiro do Norte | 31 km ESE | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 34 km W of Crato | 34 km W | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 37 km S of Crato | 37 km S | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 40 km N of Juazeiro do Norte | 43 km N | 6 | 31 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 24 km S of Aurora | 46 km ENE | 2 | 7 MW | Sat 12:42 am | Sat 12:42 am |
| 51 km WNW of Crato | 51 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 52 km WNW of Aurora | 55 km N | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 10 km SE of Aurora | 60 km ENE | 1 | 25 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 5 km NE of Aurora | 62 km NE | 2 | 10 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 65 km SSW of Crato | 65 km SSW | 1 | 18 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 65 km SSW of Crato | 65 km SSW | 2 | 211 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 36 km NNW of Aurora | 72 km NNE | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 12:42 am | Sat 12:42 am |
| 74 km SSE of Juazeiro do Norte | 74 km SSE | 4 | 21 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 45 km SE of Aurora | 77 km E | 9 | 7 MW | Sun 12:23 am | Sun 2:04 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Crato is from the E at 5 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 29% and the temperature 34°C.
Crato 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 Crato 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.