Is there a fire near Dammam right now?
Wildfires near Dammam
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 28 km N, 9 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:29 am local (2026-10-25 23:29 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Riyadh).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 28 km N 28 km N of Dammam
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 22 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- W 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 77%
Fires near Dammam right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 22 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia in the last 24 h. The closest is 28 km N of the city centre (28 km N of Dammam), with 9 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 76 km NW (8 km SSW of Al Jubayl) with 10 detections; first seen Mon 12 am and last seen Mon 2 am local time.
Across Saudi Arabia there are 39 fire clusters in the same window, 17 of them in Eastern Province.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 km N of Dammam | 28 km N | 9 | 4 MW | Mon 12:50 am | Mon 2:29 am |
| 5 km ESE of Ar Rifā‘ | 62 km SE | 1 | 3 MW | Mon 12:50 am | Mon 12:50 am |
| 9 km SE of Al Muharraq | 63 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Mon 2:29 am | Mon 2:29 am |
| 59 km N of Al Mubarraz | 69 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 12:50 am | Mon 12:50 am |
| 8 km SSW of Al Jubayl | 76 km NW | 10 | 15 MW | Mon 12:50 am | Mon 2:29 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Dammam is from the W at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 77% and the temperature 25°C.
Dammam 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 Dammam 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.