Is there a fire near Los Rastrojos right now?
Wildfires near Los Rastrojos
Updated
10 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 14 km E, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:40 am local (2026-10-25 06:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Los Rastrojos, Lara, Venezuela, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Caracas).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 10 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 14 km E 6 km S of Yaritagua
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 14 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 21 km/h gusts 45 km/h, humidity 59%
Fires near Los Rastrojos right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 14 thermal hotspots in 10 separate clusters within 80 km of Los Rastrojos, Lara, Venezuela in the last 48 h. The closest is 14 km E of the city centre (6 km S of Yaritagua), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 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 51 km NNE (35 km WNW of San Felipe) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across Venezuela there are 244 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Lara.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km S of Yaritagua | 14 km E | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:40 am | Sun 2:40 am |
| at Yaritagua | 17 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:40 am | Sun 2:40 am |
| 7 km W of Barquisimeto | 20 km WNW | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 42 km NNW of Yaritagua | 46 km N | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 35 km WNW of San Felipe | 51 km NNE | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 14 km ESE of Acarigua | 60 km SSE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 56 km N of Barquisimeto | 62 km N | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 50 km SE of Carora | 63 km WSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 37 km NW of San Felipe | 63 km NNE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
| 40 km NW of San Felipe | 74 km NNE | 1 | 15 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Los Rastrojos is from the SSE at 21 km/h (gusts 45 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 30°C.
Los Rastrojos 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 Los Rastrojos 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.