Is there a fire near Elche right now?
Wildfires near Elche
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 18 km NE, 2 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 4:08 am local (2026-10-25 03:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Elche, Valencia, Spain, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Madrid).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 18 km NE 6 km WNW of Alicante
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 1 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 7 km/h gusts 15 km/h, humidity 51%
Fires near Elche right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Elche, Valencia, Spain in the last 24 h. The closest is 18 km NE of the city centre (6 km WNW of Alicante), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
Across Spain there are 14 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Valencia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km WNW of Alicante | 18 km NE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:28 am | Sun 4:08 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Elche is from the NNW at 7 km/h (gusts 15 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 51% and the temperature 15°C.
Elche 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 Elche 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.