Is there a fire near Lancaster, England right now?

Wildfires near Lancaster, England

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No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Lancaster, England in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 117 km NNE, 8 km SSW of Newburn.

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Lancaster, England, United Kingdom, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/London).

Fire clusters within 80 km
0 last 24 h
Nearest fire
117 km NNE
Hotspot detections nearby
0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
Wind now
W 29 km/h gusts 56 km/h, humidity 65%

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Fires near Lancaster, England right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Lancaster, England, United Kingdom in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 117 km NNE (8 km SSW of Newburn), with 1 detection. 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 United Kingdom there are 7 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in England.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Lancaster, England is from the W at 29 km/h (gusts 56 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 65% and the temperature 10°C.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Lancaster, England 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.