Is there a fire near Phong Điền right now?
Wildfires near Phong Điền
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 29 km SE, 5 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:57 pm local (2026-10-25 05:57 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Phong Điền, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Bangkok).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 29 km SE 10 km SSW of Huế
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 12 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 53 MW moderate
- Wind now
- SE 3 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 89%
Fires near Phong Điền right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 12 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Phong Điền, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam in the last 48 h. The closest is 29 km SE of the city centre (10 km SSW of Huế), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 53 MW, which is moderate 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 Vietnam there are 159 fire clusters in the same window, 3 of them in Thừa Thiên Huế Province.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km SSW of Huế | 29 km SE | 5 | 53 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sun 12:57 pm |
| 9 km S of Ðông Hà | 34 km WNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:57 pm | Sun 12:57 pm |
| 14 km W of Ðông Hà | 50 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 51 km WSW of Phong Điền | 51 km WSW | 1 | 23 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 34 km WNW of Thanh Khê | 71 km ESE | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:57 pm | Sun 12:57 pm |
| 28 km NW of Thanh Khê | 79 km ESE | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Phong Điền is from the SE at 3 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 89% and the temperature 24°C.
Phong Điền 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 Phong Điền 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.