Is there a fire near San Miguel right now?
Wildfires near San Miguel
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 76 km WNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:49 pm local (2026-10-24 19:49 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of San Miguel, San Miguel Department, El Salvador, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/El_Salvador).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 76 km WNW 43 km ENE of Soyapango
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 3 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 6 km/h gusts 16 km/h, humidity 56%
Fires near San Miguel right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of San Miguel, San Miguel Department, El Salvador in the last 48 h. The closest is 76 km WNW of the city centre (43 km ENE of Soyapango), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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 El Salvador there is 1 fire cluster in the same window.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 km ENE of Soyapango | 76 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 1:49 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at San Miguel is from the SSE at 6 km/h (gusts 16 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 56% and the temperature 31°C.
San Miguel 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 San Miguel 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.