Is there a fire near Sobral right now?
Wildfires near Sobral
Updated
18 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 8 km W, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:03 pm local (2026-10-25 16:03 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Fortaleza).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 18 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 8 km W 8 km W of Sobral
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 56 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 224 MW intense
- Wind now
- NNE 17 km/h gusts 35 km/h, humidity 69%
Fires near Sobral right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 56 thermal hotspots in 18 separate clusters within 80 km of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 8 km W of the city centre (8 km W of Sobral), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 6 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 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 46 km WSW (47 km WSW of Sobral) with 11 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 117 of them in Ceará.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 km W of Sobral | 8 km W | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 17 km SW of Sobral | 15 km SW | 6 | 21 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 21 km N of Sobral | 21 km N | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 39 km SSW of Sobral | 39 km SSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 47 km WSW of Sobral | 46 km WSW | 11 | 17 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sun 2:01 am |
| 42 km W of Itapipoca | 47 km ENE | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 50 km NNW of Sobral | 50 km NNW | 2 | 15 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 54 km NNW of Sobral | 53 km NNW | 3 | 6 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 53 km W of Sobral | 53 km W | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 60 km SSW of Sobral | 60 km SSW | 3 | 8 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 64 km N of Sobral | 60 km N | 7 | 34 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 56 km WNW of Itapipoca | 63 km NE | 1 | 17 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
| 65 km SSW of Sobral | 64 km SSW | 5 | 12 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 64 km SW of Sobral | 64 km SW | 3 | 6 MW | Sun 1:03 pm | Sun 1:03 pm |
| 73 km NW of Sobral | 73 km NW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:20 pm | Sat 1:20 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Sobral is from the NNE at 17 km/h (gusts 35 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 69% and the temperature 26°C.
Sobral 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 Sobral 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.