Is there a fire near Tunja right now?
Wildfires near Tunja
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km WSW, 7 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:42 am local (2026-10-25 06:42 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Bogota).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 20 km WSW 23 km WSW of Tunja
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 2 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 20 km/h gusts 50 km/h, humidity 70%
Fires near Tunja right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km WSW of the city centre (23 km WSW of Tunja), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
Across Colombia there are 30 fire clusters in the same window, 4 of them in Boyacá.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 km WSW of Tunja | 20 km WSW | 7 | 2 MW | Sun 1:42 am | Sun 1:42 am |
| 45 km WSW of Tunja | 45 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:42 am | Sun 1:42 am |
| 9 km NE of Sogamoso | 59 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:42 am | Sun 1:42 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Tunja is from the SSE at 20 km/h (gusts 50 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 70% and the temperature 17°C.
Tunja 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 Tunja 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.