Is there a fire near Skopje right now?
Wildfires near Skopje
Updated
9 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km ENE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:51 pm local (2026-10-25 12:51 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Skopje, Grad Skopje, North Macedonia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Skopje).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 9 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km ENE 26 km ENE of Skopje
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 14 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 5 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 3 km/h gusts 6 km/h, humidity 88%
Fires near Skopje right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 14 thermal hotspots in 9 separate clusters within 80 km of Skopje, Grad Skopje, North Macedonia in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km ENE of the city centre (26 km ENE of Skopje), with 1 detection 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 51 km ESE (52 km ESE of Skopje) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.
Across North Macedonia there are 10 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Grad Skopje.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 km ENE of Skopje | 26 km ENE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 39 km WSW of Skopje | 39 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 39 km SE of Skopje | 39 km SE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 37 km SSE of Pristina | 40 km NNW | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sun 1:51 pm |
| 30 km S of Pristina | 49 km NNW | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 52 km ESE of Skopje | 51 km ESE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 15 km S of Pristina | 64 km NNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 68 km ESE of Skopje | 68 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
| 71 km ESE of Skopje | 71 km ESE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:28 pm | Sat 1:28 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Skopje is from the WSW at 3 km/h (gusts 6 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 88% and the temperature 13°C.
Skopje 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 Skopje 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.