Is there a fire near Şaḩam right now?
Wildfires near Şaḩam
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 41 km NW, 9 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:22 pm local (2026-10-25 09:22 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Şaḩam, Al Batinah North, Oman, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Muscat).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 41 km NW 17 km NNW of Sohar
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 2 km/h gusts 7 km/h, humidity 89%
Fires near Şaḩam right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Şaḩam, Al Batinah North, Oman in the last 48 h. The closest is 41 km NW of the city centre (17 km NNW of Sohar), with 9 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 4 MW, which is low-intensity 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
Across Oman there are 34 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Al Batinah North.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km NNW of Sohar | 41 km NW | 9 | 4 MW | Sat 1:41 pm | Sun 1:22 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Şaḩam is from the NNW at 2 km/h (gusts 7 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 89% and the temperature 28°C.
Şaḩam 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 Şaḩam 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.