Is there a fire near Itapipoca right now?
Wildfires near Itapipoca
Updated
13 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km ESE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:03 pm local (2026-10-25 16:03 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Itapipoca, Ceará, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 13 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km ESE 9 km ESE of Itapipoca
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 29 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 16 km/h gusts 40 km/h, humidity 70%
Fires near Itapipoca right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 29 thermal hotspots in 13 separate clusters within 80 km of Itapipoca, Ceará, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km ESE of the city centre (9 km ESE of Itapipoca), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 38 km NNW (39 km NNW of Itapipoca) with 9 detections; first seen Sat 12 am and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 117 of them in Ceará.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km ESE of Itapipoca | 9 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 22 km NNE of Itapipoca | 22 km NNE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 28 km SSE of Itapipoca | 26 km SSE | 2 | 19 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 34 km ESE of Itapipoca | 28 km ESE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 32 km SE of Itapipoca | 31 km SE | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 39 km NNW of Itapipoca | 38 km NNW | 9 | 7 MW | Sat 12:40 am | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 42 km W of Itapipoca | 42 km W | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 45 km NW of Itapipoca | 45 km NW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 48 km ENE of Itapipoca | 48 km ENE | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 56 km WNW of Itapipoca | 56 km WNW | 1 | 17 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 65 km S of Itapipoca | 65 km S | 2 | 13 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 73 km NNW of Itapipoca | 73 km NNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 79 km NNW of Itapipoca | 79 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Itapipoca is from the ENE at 16 km/h (gusts 40 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 70% and the temperature 27°C.
Itapipoca 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 Itapipoca 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.