Is there a fire near Orenburg right now?
Wildfires near Orenburg
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km SSE, 10 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:42 am local (2026-10-25 21:42 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Yekaterinburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 18 km SSE 19 km SSE of Orenburg
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 34 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 13 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 4 km/h gusts 5 km/h, humidity 83%
Fires near Orenburg right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 34 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia in the last 24 h. The closest is 18 km SSE of the city centre (19 km SSE of Orenburg), with 10 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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 26 km WNW (28 km WNW of Orenburg) with 18 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Mon 2 am local time.
Across Russia there are 259 fire clusters in the same window, 15 of them in Orenburg Oblast.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km SSE of Orenburg | 18 km SSE | 10 | 3 MW | Sun 2:30 pm | Mon 2:42 am |
| 23 km SSE of Orenburg | 23 km SSE | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:30 pm | Mon 2:42 am |
| 28 km WNW of Orenburg | 26 km WNW | 18 | 13 MW | Sun 12:50 pm | Mon 2:42 am |
| 37 km ESE of Orenburg | 37 km ESE | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:30 pm | Mon 2:42 am |
| 43 km WNW of Orenburg | 43 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 2:42 am | Mon 2:42 am |
| 61 km WNW of Orenburg | 61 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:30 pm | Sun 2:30 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Orenburg is from the NE at 4 km/h (gusts 5 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 83% and the temperature -4°C.
Orenburg 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 Orenburg 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.