Is there a fire near Taganrog right now?
Wildfires near Taganrog
Updated
17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 2 km E, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:10 pm local (2026-10-25 11:10 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Taganrog, Rostov, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Moscow).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 17 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 2 km E at Taganrog
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 90 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 41 MW moderate
- Wind now
- E 20 km/h gusts 43 km/h, humidity 46%
Fires near Taganrog right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 90 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Taganrog, Rostov, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 2 km E of the city centre (at Taganrog), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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 31 km ESE (31 km WSW of Rostov-on-Don) with 54 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Russia there are 460 fire clusters in the same window, 39 of them in Rostov.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Taganrog | 2 km E | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 18 km ENE of Taganrog | 18 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:30 pm | Sun 12:30 pm |
| 25 km WNW of Taganrog | 25 km WNW | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
| 29 km NNW of Taganrog | 26 km NNW | 4 | 12 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 28 km SSE of Taganrog | 28 km SSE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
| 31 km WSW of Rostov-on-Don | 31 km ESE | 54 | 39 MW | Sat 3:03 am | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 33 km WSW of Taganrog | 33 km WSW | 4 | 41 MW | Sun 12:30 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 35 km NNW of Taganrog | 35 km NNW | 3 | 10 MW | Sat 2:30 pm | Sat 2:30 pm |
| 37 km WNW of Taganrog | 36 km WNW | 4 | 25 MW | Sun 12:30 pm | Sun 12:30 pm |
| 25 km SW of Bataysk | 51 km ESE | 3 | 8 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 53 km NNW of Taganrog | 53 km NNW | 2 | 25 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 2:30 pm |
| 55 km NW of Taganrog | 55 km NW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 3:01 am |
| 19 km SSW of Bataysk | 61 km ESE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 2:44 am |
| 50 km NE of Mariupol | 63 km WNW | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 30 km WNW of Novocherkassk | 71 km ENE | 1 | 19 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Taganrog is from the E at 20 km/h (gusts 43 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 46% and the temperature 12°C.
Taganrog is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Taganrog 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.