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Wildfires near New Delhi

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15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km SE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:38 am local (2026-10-25 20:08 UTC).

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

Fire clusters within 80 km
15 last 48 h
Nearest fire
15 km SE 4 km S of Noida
Hotspot detections nearby
26 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
7 MW low-intensity

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Fires near New Delhi right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 26 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of New Delhi, Delhi, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km SE of the city centre (4 km S of Noida), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 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.

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 75 km SSE (34 km SE of Palwal) with 7 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, 3 of them in Delhi.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
4 km S of Noida15 km SE25 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
5 km ESE of Narela25 km NNW11 MWSun 1:55 amSun 1:55 am
11 km NNW of Kirāri Sulemānnagar27 km NW15 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
9 km SW of Faridabad30 km S31 MWMon 1:38 amMon 1:38 am
10 km N of Bahadurgarh32 km NW10 MWSun 1:55 amSun 1:55 am
8 km WNW of Narela35 km NNW10 MWSun 1:55 amSun 1:55 am
8 km WNW of Bahadurgarh36 km WNW21 MWSun 1:55 amSun 1:55 am
17 km NNE of Greater Noida40 km E14 MWSun 1:14 pmSun 1:14 pm
29 km NW of Modīnagar46 km NNE13 MWSun 1:14 pmSun 1:14 pm
20 km NNW of Bhiwadi51 km WSW25 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
26 km ENE of Palwal54 km SE13 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
7 km SSE of Palwal61 km SSE13 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm
27 km NW of Meerut64 km NNE12 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
15 km ESE of Palwal65 km SSE13 MWSat 1:33 pmSat 1:33 pm
34 km SE of Palwal75 km SSE77 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 New Delhi 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.

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