Is there a fire near Elista right now?
Wildfires near Elista
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 40 km NNW, 2 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:26 am local (2026-10-25 23:26 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Elista, Kalmykiya Republic, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Moscow).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 40 km NNW 40 km NNW of Elista
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 23 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 12 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- E 18 km/h gusts 33 km/h, humidity 58%
Fires near Elista right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 23 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Elista, Kalmykiya Republic, Russia in the last 24 h. The closest is 40 km NNW of the city centre (40 km NNW of Elista), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 12 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 73 km NW (74 km NW of Elista) with 17 detections; first seen Mon 2 am and last seen Mon 2 am local time.
Across Russia there are 324 fire clusters in the same window, 7 of them in Kalmykiya Republic.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 km NNW of Elista | 40 km NNW | 2 | 12 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 49 km SSW of Elista | 49 km SSW | 4 | 2 MW | Mon 2:26 am | Mon 2:26 am |
| 74 km NW of Elista | 73 km NW | 17 | 9 MW | Mon 2:26 am | Mon 2:26 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Elista is from the E at 18 km/h (gusts 33 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 58% and the temperature 6°C.
Elista 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 Elista 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.