Is there a fire near Ghulja right now?
Wildfires near Ghulja
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 25 km WSW, 8 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:46 pm local (2026-10-25 07:46 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ghulja, Xinjiang, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Urumqi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 25 km WSW 28 km SSE of Huocheng
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 10 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 14 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- E 3 km/h gusts 6 km/h, humidity 66%
Fires near Ghulja right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 10 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Ghulja, Xinjiang, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 25 km WSW of the city centre (28 km SSE of Huocheng), with 8 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 14 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 China there are 854 fire clusters in the same window, 19 of them in Xinjiang.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 km SSE of Huocheng | 25 km WSW | 8 | 14 MW | Sat 12:25 pm | Sun 1:46 pm |
| 44 km SSE of Ghulja | 44 km SSE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:46 pm | Sun 1:46 pm |
| 25 km WNW of Huocheng | 64 km WNW | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 1:46 pm | Sun 1:46 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ghulja is from the E at 3 km/h (gusts 6 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 66% and the temperature -1°C.
Ghulja 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 Ghulja 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.