Is there a fire near Taipa right now?
Wildfires near Taipa
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 58 km NE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:59 pm local (2026-10-25 05:59 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Taipa, Our Lady of Carmo, Macao, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Macau).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 58 km NE at Tin Shui Wai
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 12 km/h gusts 24 km/h, humidity 66%
Fires near Taipa right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Taipa, Our Lady of Carmo, Macao in the last 48 h. The closest is 58 km NE of the city centre (at Tin Shui Wai), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 15 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.
Across Macao there are 0 fire clusters in the same window.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Tin Shui Wai | 58 km NE | 2 | 15 MW | Sun 1:59 pm | Sun 1:59 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Taipa is from the NE at 12 km/h (gusts 24 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 66% and the temperature 25°C.
Taipa 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 Taipa 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.