Is there a fire near Estevan right now?
Wildfires near Estevan, SK
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 31 km N, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:40 pm local (2026-10-25 19:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Regina).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 31 km N 32 km N of Estevan
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 9 km/h gusts 12 km/h, humidity 44%
Fires near Estevan right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 31 km N of the city centre (32 km N of Estevan), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 10 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.
Across Canada there are 110 fire clusters in the same window, 15 of them in Saskatchewan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 km N of Estevan | 31 km N | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 1:40 pm | Sun 1:40 pm |
| 45 km SSW of Estevan | 44 km SSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:11 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 59 km NNE of Williston | 60 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:52 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 70 km SE of Estevan | 70 km SE | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:11 am | Sun 2:11 am |
| 66 km NE of Williston | 72 km S | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:57 pm | Sat 1:57 pm |
| 77 km ESE of Estevan | 77 km ESE | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:40 pm | Sun 1:40 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Estevan is from the NNE at 9 km/h (gusts 12 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 44% and the temperature 2°C.
Estevan is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Estevan 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.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (saskpublicsafety.ca). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.