Is there a fire near Kyzylorda right now?

Wildfires near Kyzylorda

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2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 27 km W, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:28 pm local (2026-10-25 09:28 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Qyzylorda).

Fire clusters within 80 km
2 last 24 h
Nearest fire
27 km W 27 km W of Kyzylorda
Hotspot detections nearby
5 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
Strongest fire radiative power
7 MW low-intensity
Wind now
ENE 21 km/h gusts 37 km/h, humidity 38%

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Fires near Kyzylorda right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 5 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan in the last 24 h. The closest is 27 km W of the city centre (27 km W of Kyzylorda), 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.

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 77 km W (77 km W of Kyzylorda) with 4 detections; first seen Sun 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.

Across Kazakhstan there are 79 fire clusters in the same window, 6 of them in Kyzylorda.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
27 km W of Kyzylorda27 km W12 MWSun 2:28 pmSun 2:28 pm
77 km W of Kyzylorda77 km W47 MWSun 2:28 pmSun 2:28 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Kyzylorda is from the ENE at 21 km/h (gusts 37 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 38% and the temperature 1°C.

Kyzylorda 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 Kyzylorda 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.