Is there a fire near Oral right now?
Wildfires near Oral
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 27 km WSW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:30 pm local (2026-10-25 09:30 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Oral, West Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Oral).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 27 km WSW 27 km WSW of Oral
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 13 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 9 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Oral right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 13 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Oral, West Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan in the last 48 h. The closest is 27 km WSW of the city centre (27 km WSW of Oral), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
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 64 km N (65 km N of Oral) with 7 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across Kazakhstan there are 152 fire clusters in the same window, 15 of them in West Kazakhstan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 km WSW of Oral | 27 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 37 km SSW of Oral | 37 km SSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:30 pm | Sun 2:30 pm |
| 65 km N of Oral | 64 km N | 7 | 9 MW | Sat 1:09 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 70 km NNW of Oral | 70 km NNW | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 3:01 am |
| 73 km N of Oral | 73 km N | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 5:01 am | Sun 3:01 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Oral is from the NE at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 1°C.
Oral 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 Oral 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.