Is there a fire near Silopi right now?
Wildfires near Silopi
Updated
23 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km ESE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Silopi, Şırnak, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 23 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km ESE 9 km ESE of Silopi
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 99 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 100 MW intense
- Wind now
- NE 7 km/h gusts 12 km/h, humidity 69%
Fires near Silopi right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 99 thermal hotspots in 23 separate clusters within 80 km of Silopi, Şırnak, Turkey in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km ESE of the city centre (9 km ESE of Silopi), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
5 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 29 km SW (43 km SW of Silopi) with 32 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Turkey there are 254 fire clusters in the same window, 14 of them in Şırnak.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km ESE of Silopi | 9 km ESE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 10 km NW of Silopi | 9 km NW | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 13 km SSW of Silopi | 13 km SSW | 2 | 47 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 20 km SSE of Silopi | 19 km SSE | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 20 km S of Cizre | 23 km WSW | 4 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 9 km SSW of Cizre | 29 km W | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 43 km SW of Silopi | 29 km SW | 32 | 100 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 35 km SSW of Silopi | 33 km SSW | 3 | 16 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 21 km NW of Sumayl | 34 km SSE | 2 | 10 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 16 km NNW of Cizre | 39 km NW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 27 km SW of Cizre | 43 km W | 7 | 11 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 10 km NW of Sumayl | 45 km SE | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 42 km SSW of Cizre | 48 km SW | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 12 km WSW of Sumayl | 48 km SSE | 5 | 26 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 39 km SW of Cizre | 56 km WSW | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Silopi is from the NE at 7 km/h (gusts 12 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 69% and the temperature 17°C.
Silopi 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 Silopi 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.