Is there a fire near Kostanay right now?
Wildfires near Kostanay
Updated
13 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:30 pm local (2026-10-25 09:30 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kostanay, Kazakhstan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Qostanay).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 13 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 12 km NNE 12 km NNE of Kostanay
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 55 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 26 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 4 km/h gusts 7 km/h, humidity 82%
Fires near Kostanay right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 55 thermal hotspots in 13 separate clusters within 80 km of Kostanay, Kazakhstan in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km NNE of the city centre (12 km NNE of Kostanay), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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 36 km SW (14 km ESE of Rudnyy) with 14 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Kazakhstan there are 152 fire clusters in the same window, 49 of them in Kostanay.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km NNE of Kostanay | 12 km NNE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sat 1:09 pm |
| 21 km S of Kostanay | 21 km S | 1 | 19 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Sun 12:50 pm |
| 28 km WNW of Kostanay | 28 km WNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 36 km N of Kostanay | 36 km N | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Sun 12:50 pm |
| 14 km ESE of Rudnyy | 36 km SW | 14 | 7 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Sun 12:50 pm |
| 42 km N of Kostanay | 41 km N | 5 | 10 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sun 12:50 pm |
| 49 km N of Kostanay | 49 km N | 3 | 10 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 52 km N of Kostanay | 52 km N | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Sun 12:50 pm |
| 55 km NW of Kostanay | 55 km NW | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 34 km SE of Rudnyy | 56 km SSW | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Sun 2:30 pm |
| 29 km S of Rudnyy | 62 km SSW | 14 | 26 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sun 2:30 pm |
| 29 km SSW of Rudnyy | 67 km SW | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sat 1:09 pm |
| 75 km E of Kostanay | 75 km E | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sat 1:09 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Kostanay is from the NW at 4 km/h (gusts 7 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 82% and the temperature 0°C.
Kostanay 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 Kostanay 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.