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Wildfires near Novorossiysk

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8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 4 km E, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:10 pm local (2026-10-25 11:10 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Moscow).

Fire clusters within 80 km
8 last 48 h
Nearest fire
4 km E 4 km E of Novorossiysk
Hotspot detections nearby
14 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
11 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NNE 10 km/h gusts 24 km/h, humidity 73%

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Fires near Novorossiysk right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 14 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 4 km E of the city centre (4 km E of Novorossiysk), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.

Across Russia there are 458 fire clusters in the same window, 17 of them in Krasnodar Krai.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
4 km E of Novorossiysk4 km E31 MWSat 3:03 amSun 2:44 am
11 km NNW of Novorossiysk9 km NNW21 MWSun 2:44 amSun 2:44 am
29 km WNW of Novorossiysk29 km WNW11 MWSun 2:44 amSun 2:44 am
33 km ENE of Novorossiysk33 km ENE10 MWSun 2:44 amSun 2:44 am
60 km WNW of Krasnodar63 km NE13 MWSat 2:28 pmSat 2:28 pm
55 km WNW of Krasnodar73 km NE311 MWSun 2:10 pmSun 2:10 pm
75 km N of Novorossiysk75 km N14 MWSat 2:28 pmSat 2:28 pm
25 km W of Krasnodar78 km ENE25 MWSun 2:10 pmSun 2:10 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Novorossiysk is from the NNE at 10 km/h (gusts 24 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 73% and the temperature 17°C.

Novorossiysk 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 Novorossiysk 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.