Is there a fire near Palmas right now?
Wildfires near Palmas
Updated
15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 19 km ENE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:04 am local (2026-10-25 05:04 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Araguaina).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 15 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 19 km ENE 19 km ENE of Palmas
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 38 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 13 km/h gusts 39 km/h, humidity 73%
Fires near Palmas right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 38 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 19 km ENE of the city centre (19 km ENE of Palmas), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 32 km SSE (32 km SSE of Palmas) with 6 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sat 2 am local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 114 of them in Tocantins.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km ENE of Palmas | 19 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 32 km SSE of Palmas | 32 km SSE | 6 | 2 MW | Sat 2:23 am | Sat 2:23 am |
| 35 km NNE of Palmas | 35 km NNE | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 46 km NNE of Palmas | 46 km NNE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:25 am | Sat 2:25 am |
| 47 km NNE of Palmas | 47 km NNE | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 51 km SE of Palmas | 50 km SE | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 2:23 am | Sat 2:23 am |
| 64 km WSW of Palmas | 64 km WSW | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 2:23 am | Sat 2:23 am |
| 68 km SW of Palmas | 68 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 69 km SE of Palmas | 69 km SE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 73 km W of Palmas | 73 km W | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 74 km SW of Palmas | 74 km SW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:04 am | Sun 2:04 am |
| 75 km SE of Palmas | 75 km SE | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 79 km ENE of Palmas | 78 km ENE | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 79 km ENE of Palmas | 79 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sat 1:18 pm |
| 80 km ESE of Palmas | 80 km ESE | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 1:18 pm | Sun 2:04 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Palmas is from the ENE at 13 km/h (gusts 39 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 73% and the temperature 28°C.
Palmas is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Palmas 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.