Is there a fire near Juazeiro right now?
Wildfires near Juazeiro
Updated
7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km ENE, 15 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:01 pm local (2026-10-25 16:01 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Bahia).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 7 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 18 km ENE 19 km ENE of Petrolina
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 29 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 57 MW moderate
Fires near Juazeiro right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 29 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 18 km ENE of the city centre (19 km ENE of Petrolina), with 15 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 57 MW, which is moderate for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 264 of them in Bahia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km ENE of Petrolina | 18 km ENE | 15 | 57 MW | Sun 12:23 am | Sun 12:23 am |
| 28 km SSW of Juazeiro | 27 km SSW | 3 | 34 MW | Sat 12:42 am | Sat 12:42 am |
| 30 km SE of Juazeiro | 30 km SE | 4 | 5 MW | Sat 12:42 am | Sat 12:42 am |
| 35 km NNW of Petrolina | 37 km NNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 47 km WNW of Petrolina | 48 km WNW | 4 | 23 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 55 km NNE of Petrolina | 56 km NNE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
| 69 km NNW of Petrolina | 70 km NNW | 1 | 19 MW | Sun 1:01 pm | Sun 1:01 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Juazeiro 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.