Is there a fire near Nizhny Tagil right now?
Wildfires near Nizhny Tagil
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 3 km ENE, 10 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 4:39 am local (2026-10-24 23:39 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 3 km ENE 5 km ENE of Nizhny Tagil
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 11 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 22 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SW 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 84%
Fires near Nizhny Tagil right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 11 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 3 km ENE of the city centre (5 km ENE of Nizhny Tagil), with 10 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 22 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 Russia there are 458 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km ENE of Nizhny Tagil | 3 km ENE | 10 | 22 MW | Sun 2:59 am | Sun 4:39 am |
| 49 km N of Nizhny Tagil | 49 km N | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sat 1:09 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Nizhny Tagil is from the SW at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 84% and the temperature 4°C.
Nizhny Tagil 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 Nizhny Tagil 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.