Is there a fire near Tambov right now?
Wildfires near Tambov
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km W, 6 detections 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 Tambov, Tambov Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Moscow).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 18 km W 19 km W of Tambov
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 41 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 33 MW moderate
- Wind now
- SE 9 km/h gusts 19 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Tambov right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 41 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Tambov, Tambov Oblast, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 18 km W of the city centre (19 km W of Tambov), with 6 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 76 km SW (79 km ESE of Lipetsk) with 12 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Russia there are 460 fire clusters in the same window, 27 of them in Tambov Oblast.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km W of Tambov | 18 km W | 6 | 9 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 2:32 pm |
| 40 km W of Tambov | 39 km W | 3 | 33 MW | Sat 2:32 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
| 43 km NW of Tambov | 41 km NW | 8 | 20 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 45 km SW of Tambov | 45 km SW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 55 km NNW of Tambov | 55 km NNW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 63 km SW of Tambov | 63 km SW | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 2:32 pm | Sat 2:32 pm |
| 63 km WSW of Tambov | 63 km WSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:32 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
| 66 km WNW of Tambov | 66 km WNW | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
| 65 km E of Lipetsk | 70 km WSW | 2 | 23 MW | Sun 2:10 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 79 km ESE of Lipetsk | 76 km SW | 12 | 13 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 2:10 pm |
| 79 km SSW of Tambov | 79 km SSW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:32 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Tambov is from the SE at 9 km/h (gusts 19 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 5°C.
Tambov 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 Tambov 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.