Is there a fire near Katowice right now?
Wildfires near Katowice
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 21 km ENE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:24 am local (2026-10-25 01:24 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Katowice, Silesia, Poland, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Warsaw).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 21 km ENE 6 km E of Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 7 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 15 km/h gusts 36 km/h, humidity 90%
Fires near Katowice right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 7 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Katowice, Silesia, Poland in the last 48 h. The closest is 21 km ENE of the city centre (6 km E of Dąbrowa Górnicza), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 45 km WSW (8 km SSW of Rybnik) with 2 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Poland there are 12 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Silesia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km E of Dąbrowa Górnicza | 21 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:43 am | Sat 3:43 am |
| 26 km NE of Dąbrowa Górnicza | 41 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:01 am | Sat 2:01 am |
| 8 km SSW of Rybnik | 45 km WSW | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 3:43 am | Sun 2:24 am |
| 33 km SSE of Opole | 65 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:24 am | Sun 2:24 am |
| 32 km WSW of Bielsko-Biala | 70 km SSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:24 am | Sun 2:24 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Katowice is from the WSW at 15 km/h (gusts 36 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 90% and the temperature 8°C.
Katowice 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 Katowice 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.