Is there a fire near Rio Branco right now?
Wildfires near Rio Branco
Updated
17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 5 km W, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:41 pm local (2026-10-25 17:41 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Rio_Branco).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 17 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 5 km W 5 km W of Rio Branco
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 44 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 22 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 5 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Rio Branco right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 44 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 5 km W of the city centre (5 km W of Rio Branco), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 58 km NE (65 km NE of Rio Branco) with 7 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 176 of them in Acre.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km W of Rio Branco | 5 km W | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 20 km SSW of Rio Branco | 20 km SSW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 26 km ENE of Rio Branco | 26 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 42 km NE of Rio Branco | 40 km NE | 6 | 22 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 42 km W of Rio Branco | 42 km W | 2 | 13 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 45 km SSW of Rio Branco | 44 km SSW | 3 | 14 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 49 km N of Rio Branco | 47 km N | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 12:41 pm |
| 48 km NE of Rio Branco | 47 km NE | 2 | 0 MW | Sun 1:46 am | Sun 1:46 am |
| 48 km SW of Rio Branco | 48 km SW | 3 | 15 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 51 km WSW of Rio Branco | 51 km WSW | 3 | 16 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 65 km NE of Rio Branco | 58 km NE | 7 | 7 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 12:41 pm |
| 59 km E of Rio Branco | 59 km E | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 63 km S of Rio Branco | 62 km S | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 12:39 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 78 km SW of Rio Branco | 68 km SW | 6 | 12 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 12:39 pm |
| 68 km WNW of Rio Branco | 68 km WNW | 1 | 22 MW | Sun 12:41 pm | Sun 12:41 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Rio Branco is from the NNW at 5 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 30°C.
Rio Branco 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 Rio Branco 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.
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.