Is there a fire near Santa Maria, CA right now?
Wildfires near Santa Maria, CA
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Santa Maria, CA in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 145 km ESE, 8 km NE of Santa Paula.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Santa Maria, California, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Los_Angeles).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 145 km ESE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- W 6 km/h gusts 23 km/h, humidity 84%
Fires near Santa Maria, CA right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Santa Maria, California, United States in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 145 km ESE (8 km NE of Santa Paula), with 1 detection. 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 United States there are 334 fire clusters in the same window, 35 of them in California.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Santa Maria, CA is from the W at 6 km/h (gusts 23 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 84% and the temperature 17°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Santa Maria, CA 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.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents; in this state also check CAL FIRE (fire.ca.gov/incidents). Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
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.