Is there a fire near Tin Shui Wai right now?
Wildfires near Tin Shui Wai
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 2 km N, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:28 am local (2026-10-25 18:28 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Hong_Kong).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 2 km N at Tin Shui Wai
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 4 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 11 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Tin Shui Wai right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 4 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong in the last 48 h. The closest is 2 km N 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.
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.
Across Hong Kong there are 2 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Yuen Long.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Tin Shui Wai | 2 km N | 2 | 15 MW | Sun 1:59 pm | Sun 1:59 pm |
| 5 km NW of Tuen Mun | 9 km WSW | 2 | 1 MW | Mon 2:28 am | Mon 2:28 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Tin Shui Wai is from the NE at 11 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 24°C.
Tin Shui Wai 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 Tin Shui Wai 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.