Is there a fire near Tarsus right now?
Wildfires near Tarsus
Updated
9 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km WSW, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 9 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 12 km WSW 13 km WSW of Tarsus
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 30 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 20 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- N 4 km/h gusts 6 km/h, humidity 79%
Fires near Tarsus right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 30 thermal hotspots in 9 separate clusters within 80 km of Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km WSW of the city centre (13 km WSW of Tarsus), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 15 km NE (19 km NE of Tarsus) with 8 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Turkey there are 254 fire clusters in the same window, 3 of them in Mersin.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km WSW of Tarsus | 12 km WSW | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 19 km NE of Tarsus | 15 km NE | 8 | 20 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 8 km ESE of Adana | 45 km E | 2 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 27 km S of Adana | 47 km ESE | 2 | 14 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 15 km ESE of Adana | 50 km E | 6 | 10 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 18 km NE of Adana | 54 km ENE | 3 | 1 MW | Sun 2:48 am | Sun 2:48 am |
| 30 km E of Adana | 68 km E | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 38 km NNE of Adana | 69 km NE | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 41 km E of Adana | 75 km E | 3 | 6 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Tarsus is from the N at 4 km/h (gusts 6 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 79% and the temperature 16°C.
Tarsus 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 Tarsus 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.