Is there a fire near Paço do Lumiar right now?
Wildfires near Paço do Lumiar
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 65 km E, 5 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:03 pm local (2026-10-25 16:03 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Paço do Lumiar, Maranhão, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 65 km E 63 km E of São José de Ribamar
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 11 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 24 km/h gusts 52 km/h, humidity 72%
Fires near Paço do Lumiar right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 11 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Paço do Lumiar, Maranhão, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 65 km E of the city centre (63 km E of São José de Ribamar), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 19 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.
Across Brazil there are 2,052 fire clusters in the same window, 225 of them in Maranhão.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 km E of São José de Ribamar | 65 km E | 5 | 19 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 65 km S of São José de Ribamar | 68 km S | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 12:42 am | Sat 12:42 am |
| 68 km SSW of São Luís | 77 km SSW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Paço do Lumiar is from the NE at 24 km/h (gusts 52 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 72% and the temperature 29°C.
Paço do Lumiar 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 Paço do Lumiar 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.