Is there a fire near Mobile right now?
Wildfires near Mobile, AL
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 27 km N, 6 detections in the last 24 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 Mobile, Alabama, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 27 km N 28 km N of Mobile
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 18 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 62 MW moderate
- Wind now
- NE 13 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 53%
Fires near Mobile right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 18 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Mobile, Alabama, United States in the last 24 h. The closest is 27 km N of the city centre (28 km N of Mobile), with 6 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.
Across United States there are 334 fire clusters in the same window, 20 of them in Alabama.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 km N of Mobile | 27 km N | 6 | 5 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 34 km N of Pascagoula | 49 km W | 1 | 62 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 51 km N of Mobile | 50 km N | 6 | 7 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 7 km ESE of Pascagoula | 58 km SW | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 67 km ESE of Hattiesburg | 72 km NW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Mobile is from the NE at 13 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 53% and the temperature 19°C.
Mobile is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Mobile 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.