Is there a fire near Ouargla right now?
Wildfires near Ouargla
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 10 km W, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:49 pm local (2026-10-25 12:49 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ouargla, Algeria, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Algiers).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 10 km W 10 km W of Ouargla
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 39 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 6 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 3 km/h gusts 4 km/h, humidity 59%
Fires near Ouargla right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 39 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Ouargla, Algeria in the last 48 h. The closest is 10 km W of the city centre (10 km W of Ouargla), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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.
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 68 km ESE (74 km ESE of Ouargla) with 18 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Algeria there are 95 fire clusters in the same window, 39 of them in Ouargla.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km W of Ouargla | 10 km W | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sun 2:30 am |
| 25 km SSW of Ouargla | 25 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:30 am | Sun 2:30 am |
| 28 km WSW of Ouargla | 28 km WSW | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sun 2:30 am |
| 54 km ESE of Ouargla | 54 km ESE | 4 | 3 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sun 2:30 am |
| 60 km WNW of Ouargla | 60 km WNW | 2 | 0 MW | Sat 2:49 am | Sun 2:30 am |
| 69 km ESE of Ouargla | 65 km ESE | 8 | 3 MW | Sat 2:49 am | Sun 2:30 am |
| 66 km ESE of Ouargla | 66 km ESE | 2 | 0 MW | Sun 2:30 am | Sun 2:30 am |
| 74 km ESE of Ouargla | 68 km ESE | 18 | 6 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sun 1:49 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ouargla is from the NNW at 3 km/h (gusts 4 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 19°C.
Ouargla 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 Ouargla 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.