Is there a fire near Rudrapur right now?
Wildfires near Rudrapur
Updated
14 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 7 km SSE, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:14 pm local (2026-10-25 07:44 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 14 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 7 km SSE 10 km SSE of Rudrapur
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 51 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 12 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 5 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 85%
Fires near Rudrapur right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 51 thermal hotspots in 14 separate clusters within 80 km of Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 7 km SSE of the city centre (10 km SSE of Rudrapur), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 12 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 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 30 km E (34 km N of Pīlibhīt) with 31 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across India there are 659 fire clusters in the same window, 7 of them in Uttarakhand.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km SSE of Rudrapur | 7 km SSE | 3 | 12 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 13 km WNW of Rudrapur | 10 km WNW | 5 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 12 km NW of Bīlāspur | 21 km W | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 9 km SW of Bīlāspur | 25 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 21 km SSE of Haldwani | 26 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:14 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 19 km ESE of Kashipur | 30 km WNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 34 km N of Pīlibhīt | 30 km E | 31 | 11 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 22 km S of Bīlāspur | 35 km SSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:14 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 11 km ESE of Rāmpur | 36 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 19 km ENE of Kashipur | 39 km NW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:14 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 4 km ESE of Kashipur | 46 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:14 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 29 km NW of Bareilly | 47 km SSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:14 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 21 km ESE of Pīlibhīt | 76 km SE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:11 pm | Sun 1:11 pm |
| 25 km WSW of Bareilly | 79 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Rudrapur is from the NNW at 5 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 85% and the temperature 18°C.
Rudrapur 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 Rudrapur 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.