Is there a fire near Salto, Salto Department right now?

Wildfires near Salto, Salto Department

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No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Salto, Salto Department in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 322 km SSW, 46 km NNW of José C. Paz.

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Salto, Salto Department, Uruguay, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Montevideo).

Fire clusters within 80 km
0 last 48 h
Nearest fire
322 km SSW
Hotspot detections nearby
0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Wind now
S 16 km/h gusts 40 km/h, humidity 59%

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Fires near Salto, Salto Department right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Salto, Salto Department, Uruguay in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 322 km SSW (46 km NNW of José C. Paz), with 2 detections. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.

Across Uruguay there are 2 fire clusters in the same window.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Salto, Salto Department is from the S at 16 km/h (gusts 40 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the N. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 18°C.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Salto, Salto Department 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.