Is there a fire near Punta Cardón right now?
Wildfires near Punta Cardón
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 3 km SSW, 9 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:45 pm local (2026-10-25 17:45 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Punta Cardón, Falcón, Venezuela, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Caracas).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 3 km SSW 4 km SSW of Punta Cardón
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 17 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 11 km/h gusts 30 km/h, humidity 65%
Fires near Punta Cardón right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 17 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Punta Cardón, Falcón, Venezuela in the last 48 h. The closest is 3 km SSW of the city centre (4 km SSW of Punta Cardón), with 9 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 clusters are 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 Venezuela there are 337 fire clusters in the same window, 9 of them in Falcón.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km SSW of Punta Cardón | 3 km SSW | 9 | 11 MW | Sat 2:59 am | Sun 1:45 pm |
| 6 km NNE of Punto Fijo | 9 km NNE | 7 | 9 MW | Sat 2:59 am | Sun 1:45 pm |
| at Coro | 67 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:06 pm | Sat 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Punta Cardón is from the NE at 11 km/h (gusts 30 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 65% and the temperature 31°C.
Punta Cardón 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 Punta Cardón 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.