Is there a fire near Mostaganem right now?
Wildfires near Mostaganem
Updated
4 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 29 km WSW, 29 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:51 pm local (2026-10-25 12:51 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Mostaganem, Algeria, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Algiers).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 4 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 29 km WSW 35 km WSW of Mostaganem
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 35 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 44 MW moderate
- Wind now
- ESE 6 km/h gusts 16 km/h, humidity 89%
Fires near Mostaganem right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 35 thermal hotspots in 4 separate clusters within 80 km of Mostaganem, Algeria in the last 48 h. The closest is 29 km WSW of the city centre (35 km WSW of Mostaganem), with 29 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 44 MW, which is moderate 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 Algeria there are 95 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Mostaganem.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 km WSW of Mostaganem | 29 km WSW | 29 | 44 MW | Sat 2:47 am | Sun 1:51 pm |
| 11 km NNW of Relizane | 41 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sat 2:08 pm |
| 38 km ESE of Oran | 55 km SW | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 2:47 am | Sun 2:30 am |
| 34 km SE of Oran | 68 km SW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 4:10 am | Sun 4:10 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Mostaganem is from the ESE at 6 km/h (gusts 16 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 89% and the temperature 16°C.
Mostaganem 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 Mostaganem 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.