Is there a fire near Peterborough right now?
Wildfires near Peterborough
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Peterborough in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 113 km NNW, 4 km ESE of Scunthorpe.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Peterborough, England, United Kingdom, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/London).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 113 km NNW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- WSW 17 km/h gusts 34 km/h, humidity 65%
Fires near Peterborough right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Peterborough, England, United Kingdom in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 113 km NNW (4 km ESE of Scunthorpe), with 11 detections. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across United Kingdom there are 7 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in England.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Peterborough is from the WSW at 17 km/h (gusts 34 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 65% and the temperature 10°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Peterborough 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.