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Wildfires near Lucknow

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8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 35 km ENE, 4 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:11 pm local (2026-10-25 07:41 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).

Fire clusters within 80 km
8 last 48 h
Nearest fire
35 km ENE 37 km ENE of Lucknow
Hotspot detections nearby
17 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
5 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Lucknow right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 17 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 35 km ENE of the city centre (37 km ENE of Lucknow), with 4 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 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 WNW (33 km S of Hardoī) with 6 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.

Across India there are 707 fire clusters in the same window, 141 of them in Uttar Pradesh.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
37 km ENE of Lucknow35 km ENE45 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
35 km ESE of Unnāo44 km SSW14 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
33 km NW of Raebareli46 km S14 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
37 km SSE of Sītāpur48 km N12 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
54 km ENE of Lucknow52 km ENE24 MWSat 1:33 pmSun 1:57 am
26 km WNW of Raebareli54 km S12 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
30 km N of Fatehpur72 km S12 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
33 km S of Hardoī77 km WNW64 MWSat 1:33 pmSun 1:11 pm

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Lucknow 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.

Wildfires near other cities

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.