Is there a fire near Des Moines right now?
Wildfires near Des Moines, IA
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Des Moines in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 92 km SE, 92 km SE of Des Moines.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Des Moines, Iowa, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 92 km SE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- NW 5 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 67%
Fires near Des Moines right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Des Moines, Iowa, United States in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 92 km SE (92 km SE of Des Moines), 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 States there are 573 fire clusters in the same window, 4 of them in Iowa.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Des Moines is from the NW at 5 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 67% and the temperature 20°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Des Moines 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.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
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
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.