Is there a fire near Mosul right now?
Wildfires near Mosul
Updated
32 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 16 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 32 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 16 km NNE 16 km NNE of Mosul
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 136 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 52 MW moderate
Fires near Mosul right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 136 thermal hotspots in 32 separate clusters within 80 km of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 16 km NNE of the city centre (16 km NNE of Mosul), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 68 km SE (32 km SW of Erbil) with 26 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Nineveh.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 km NNE of Mosul | 16 km NNE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 21 km WNW of Mosul | 20 km WNW | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 15 km WNW of Xebat | 35 km E | 8 | 25 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 28 km SE of Sīnah | 36 km NNE | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 29 km NW of Xebat | 36 km ENE | 3 | 28 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 34 km S of Sumayl | 36 km NW | 2 | 10 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 37 km S of Mosul | 37 km S | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 36 km NNW of Xebat | 42 km NE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 11 km SSW of Sīnah | 43 km NNW | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 25 km E of Sīnah | 46 km NNE | 15 | 9 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 9 km SSW of Xebat | 49 km ESE | 3 | 10 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 44 km SW of Xebat | 50 km SSE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 50 km SSW of Sumayl | 50 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 36 km SSW of Xebat | 50 km SE | 4 | 52 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 37 km ESE of Sīnah | 51 km NNE | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 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 Mosul 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.