Is there a fire near Derry right now?
Wildfires near Derry
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Derry in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 103 km ESE, 10 km NW of Bangor.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/London).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 103 km ESE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- SSW 9 km/h gusts 19 km/h, humidity 81%
Fires near Derry right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 103 km ESE (10 km NW of Bangor), with 1 detection. 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 United Kingdom there are 7 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Northern Ireland.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Derry is from the SSW at 9 km/h (gusts 19 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNE. Relative humidity is 81% and the temperature 8°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Derry 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.