Is there a fire near Kristiansand right now?
Wildfires near Kristiansand
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Kristiansand in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 387 km NW, 108 km WNW of Bergen.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kristiansand, Agder, Norway, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Oslo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 387 km NW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- WSW 31 km/h gusts 63 km/h, humidity 80%
Fires near Kristiansand right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Kristiansand, Agder, Norway in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 387 km NW (108 km WNW of Bergen), with 3 detections. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across Norway there are 4 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Kristiansand is from the WSW at 31 km/h (gusts 63 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 80% and the temperature 10°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Kristiansand 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
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.