Is there a fire near Oakville right now?
Wildfires near Oakville, ON
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 6 km NE, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 pm local (2026-10-25 17:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Toronto).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 6 km NE 6 km NE of Oakville
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 60 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 13 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ESE 8 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 63%
Fires near Oakville right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 60 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Oakville, Ontario, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 6 km NE of the city centre (6 km NE of Oakville), 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 21 km SSW (4 km ENE of Hamilton) with 36 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Canada there are 109 fire clusters in the same window, 24 of them in Ontario.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km NE of Oakville | 6 km NE | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sun 2:31 am |
| 4 km ENE of Hamilton | 21 km SSW | 36 | 5 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 8 km N of Ancaster | 30 km SW | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sat 4:33 am |
| at Thorold | 55 km SE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sat 2:50 am |
| 4 km SSE of Whitby | 77 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sat 2:50 am |
| 17 km E of Simcoe | 78 km SSW | 15 | 13 MW | Sat 2:50 am | Sun 4:11 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Oakville is from the ESE at 8 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 63% and the temperature 16°C.
Oakville 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 Oakville 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.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from Ontario Forest Fires (ontario.ca/page/forest-fires). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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.