Is there a fire near Fāqūs right now?
Wildfires near Fāqūs
Updated
12 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 3 km NNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Fāqūs, Sharqia, Egypt, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Cairo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 12 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 3 km NNW at Fāqūs
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 21 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 6 km/h gusts 11 km/h, humidity 94%
Fires near Fāqūs right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 21 thermal hotspots in 12 separate clusters within 80 km of Fāqūs, Sharqia, Egypt in the last 48 h. The closest is 3 km NNW of the city centre (at Fāqūs), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 clusters are 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 5 km SSW (10 km SSW of Fāqūs) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Egypt there are 90 fire clusters in the same window, 3 of them in Sharqia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Fāqūs | 3 km NNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 10 km SSW of Fāqūs | 5 km SSW | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 22 km NNW of Fāqūs | 22 km NNW | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 3:07 am |
| 14 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 28 km NW | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 4 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 34 km WNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:50 am |
| 11 km SE of Mīt Ghamr | 44 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 5 km WSW of Dikirnis | 45 km NNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 6 km S of Al Mansurah | 47 km NW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 19 km NW of Al-'Ubūr | 62 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:50 am | Sun 2:50 am |
| 6 km S of Damietta | 70 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr | 73 km NNE | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 2:48 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 13 km WNW of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | 79 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Fāqūs is from the NNW at 6 km/h (gusts 11 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 94% and the temperature 19°C.
Fāqūs 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 Fāqūs 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.