Is there a fire near Lafayette right now?

Wildfires near Lafayette, LA

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:34:00 GMT

25 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 16 km NNE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:34 pm local (2026-10-25 19:34 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).

Fire clusters within 80 km: 25 last 48 h
Nearest fire: 16 km NNE 16 km NNE of Lafayette
Hotspot detections nearby: 96 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power: 82 MW moderate
Wind now: E 8 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 47%

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Fires near Lafayette right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 96 thermal hotspots in 25 separate clusters within 80 km of Lafayette, Louisiana, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 16 km NNE of the city centre (16 km NNE of Lafayette), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 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 75 km E (30 km SSE of Baton Rouge) with 19 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.

Across United States there are 576 fire clusters in the same window, 64 of them in Louisiana.

Fire cluster	From city	Detections	Peak FRP	First seen	Last seen
16 km NNE of Lafayette	16 km NNE	2	9 MW	Sun 2:33 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
17 km E of Lafayette	17 km E	1	5 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sat 2:51 pm
16 km NNE of New Iberia	26 km ESE	6	61 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sun 3:16 am
28 km SSW of Lafayette	27 km SSW	2	4 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sat 2:51 pm
3 km WNW of New Iberia	29 km SE	2	6 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sat 2:51 pm
36 km NNE of Lafayette	36 km NNE	1	1 MW	Sun 3:16 am	Sun 3:16 am
36 km WSW of New Iberia	39 km SSW	3	33 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
44 km NNE of Lafayette	44 km NNE	2	4 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
16 km ESE of New Iberia	45 km SE	9	37 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
51 km NW of Lafayette	51 km NW	2	4 MW	Sun 2:34 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
43 km WNW of Baton Rouge	52 km NE	1	8 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sat 2:51 pm
31 km W of Baton Rouge	54 km ENE	3	16 MW	Sat 2:51 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
57 km WNW of Baton Rouge	58 km NNE	2	8 MW	Sun 2:33 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
46 km WNW of Baton Rouge	61 km NE	1	6 MW	Sun 2:34 pm	Sun 2:34 pm
33 km SE of New Iberia	61 km SE	6	6 MW	Sat 3:37 am	Sun 2:34 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Lafayette is from the E at 8 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 22°C.

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.

InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.

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.