Is there a fire near Nancy right now?
Wildfires near Nancy
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 10 km SSW, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:53 pm local (2026-10-25 12:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Nancy, Grand Est, France, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Paris).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 10 km SSW 10 km SSW of Nancy
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 3 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 44 MW moderate
- Wind now
- WSW 12 km/h gusts 27 km/h, humidity 76%
Fires near Nancy right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 3 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Nancy, Grand Est, France in the last 48 h. The closest is 10 km SSW of the city centre (10 km SSW of Nancy), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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.
Across France there are 4 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Grand Est.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km SSW of Nancy | 10 km SSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:43 am | Sat 3:43 am |
| 29 km ENE of Nancy | 29 km ENE | 1 | 44 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Nancy is from the WSW at 12 km/h (gusts 27 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 76% and the temperature 10°C.
Nancy 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 Nancy 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.