Is there a fire near Juazeiro do Norte right now?

Wildfires near Juazeiro do Norte

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:01:00 GMT

15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 8 km SSW, 2 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 do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).

Fire clusters within 80 km: 15 last 48 h
Nearest fire: 8 km SSW 10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte
Hotspot detections nearby: 37 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power: 211 MW intense
Wind now: E 10 km/h gusts 19 km/h, humidity 25%

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Fires near Juazeiro do Norte right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 37 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 8 km SSW of the city centre (10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 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 66 km E (45 km SE of Aurora) with 9 detections; first seen Sun 12 am and last seen Sun 2 am 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
10 km SSW of Juazeiro do Norte	8 km SSW	2	9 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
23 km ESE of Juazeiro do Norte	23 km ESE	1	7 MW	Sat 1:20 pm	Sat 1:20 pm
24 km S of Aurora	36 km E	2	7 MW	Sat 12:42 am	Sat 12:42 am
37 km S of Crato	39 km S	1	12 MW	Sat 1:20 pm	Sat 1:20 pm
40 km N of Juazeiro do Norte	40 km N	6	31 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
34 km W of Crato	45 km W	1	10 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
10 km SE of Aurora	50 km ENE	1	25 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
5 km NE of Aurora	53 km NE	2	10 MW	Sat 1:20 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
52 km WNW of Aurora	53 km N	2	4 MW	Sat 1:20 pm	Sat 1:20 pm
51 km WNW of Crato	60 km WNW	1	3 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
36 km NNW of Aurora	66 km NNE	2	2 MW	Sat 12:42 am	Sat 12:42 am
45 km SE of Aurora	66 km E	9	7 MW	Sun 12:23 am	Sun 2:04 am
65 km SSW of Crato	71 km SSW	2	211 MW	Sat 1:20 pm	Sat 1:20 pm
65 km SSW of Crato	72 km SSW	1	18 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm
74 km SSE of Juazeiro do Norte	73 km SSE	4	21 MW	Sun 1:01 pm	Sun 1:01 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Juazeiro do Norte is from the E at 10 km/h (gusts 19 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 25% and the temperature 35°C.

Juazeiro do Norte 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 Juazeiro do Norte 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.