Is there a fire near Port Said right now?
Wildfires near Port Said
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 14 km WNW, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Port Said, Egypt, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Cairo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 14 km WNW 12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 11 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 78%
Fires near Port Said right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Port Said, Egypt in the last 48 h. The closest is 14 km WNW of the city centre (12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 10 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.
Across Egypt there are 90 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Port Said.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km WNW of Az-Zuhūr | 14 km WNW | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 2:48 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 44 km SE of Port Said | 44 km SE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 6 km S of Damietta | 47 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 7 km NW of Damietta | 54 km WNW | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 22 km NNW of Fāqūs | 65 km SW | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 3:07 am |
| 5 km WSW of Dikirnis | 72 km WSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| at Fāqūs | 75 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 14 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 77 km WSW | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Port Said is from the NNE at 11 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 78% and the temperature 23°C.
Port Said 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 Port Said 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.