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Wildfires near Ţūz Khūrmātū

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:08:00 GMT

19 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 22 km WSW, 1 detection 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū, Salah ad Din, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).

Fire clusters within 80 km: 19 last 48 h
Nearest fire: 22 km WSW 22 km WSW of Ţūz Khūrmātū
Hotspot detections nearby: 160 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power: 41 MW moderate
Wind now: N 5 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 52%

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Fires near Ţūz Khūrmātū right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 160 thermal hotspots in 19 separate clusters within 80 km of Ţūz Khūrmātū, Salah ad Din, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 22 km WSW of the city centre (22 km WSW of Ţūz Khūrmātū), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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 66 km NNW (9 km NW of Kirkuk) with 60 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.

Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 19 of them in Salah ad Din.

Fire cluster	From city	Detections	Peak FRP	First seen	Last seen
22 km WSW of Ţūz Khūrmātū	22 km WSW	1	4 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
27 km NNW of Ţūz Khūrmātū	27 km NNW	7	2 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sun 2:48 am
29 km WNW of Ţūz Khūrmātū	29 km WNW	2	4 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
33 km NNE of Ţūz Khūrmātū	33 km NNE	2	4 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sat 3:05 am
24 km S of Kirkuk	44 km NNW	12	18 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sun 1:05 am
38 km W of Kelar	44 km SE	1	5 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
21 km NW of Kelar	49 km ESE	2	1 MW	Sun 1:05 am	Sun 1:05 am
50 km S of Ţūz Khūrmātū	50 km S	2	9 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
36 km WSW of Kelar	55 km SE	1	4 MW	Sun 12:26 pm	Sun 12:26 pm
49 km E of Bayjī	55 km W	11	9 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sun 2:08 pm
17 km SSW of Kirkuk	56 km NNW	1	1 MW	Sun 2:46 am	Sun 2:46 am
20 km WSW of Kelar	57 km SE	1	6 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
44 km E of Kirkuk	65 km NNE	1	7 MW	Sat 12:45 pm	Sat 12:45 pm
9 km NW of Kirkuk	66 km NNW	60	8 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sun 12:26 pm
18 km WSW of Kirkuk	67 km NW	17	10 MW	Sat 3:05 am	Sun 2:08 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Ţūz Khūrmātū is from the N at 5 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 52% and the temperature 21°C.

Ţūz Khūrmātū 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 Ţūz Khūrmātū 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.