Is there a fire near Ksar El Kebir right now?
Wildfires near Ksar El Kebir
Updated
4 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 32 km E, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:51 pm local (2026-10-25 12:51 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ksar El Kebir, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Casablanca).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 4 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 32 km E 32 km E of Ksar El Kebir
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 7 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 39 MW moderate
- Wind now
- WNW 3 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 61%
Fires near Ksar El Kebir right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 7 thermal hotspots in 4 separate clusters within 80 km of Ksar El Kebir, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco in the last 48 h. The closest is 32 km E of the city centre (32 km E of Ksar El Kebir), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 57 km ENE (36 km S of Tétouan) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across Morocco there are 20 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 km E of Ksar El Kebir | 32 km E | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:51 pm | Sun 1:51 pm |
| 29 km NNE of Larache | 50 km NNW | 2 | 10 MW | Sun 1:51 pm | Sun 1:51 pm |
| 36 km S of Tétouan | 57 km ENE | 3 | 39 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sat 2:08 pm |
| 26 km SSE of Tangier | 65 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:51 pm | Sun 1:51 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ksar El Kebir is from the WNW at 3 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ESE. Relative humidity is 61% and the temperature 18°C.
Ksar El Kebir 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 Ksar El Kebir 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.