Is there a fire near Umm Qaşr right now?
Wildfires near Umm Qaşr
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 31 km NNW, 6 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Umm Qaşr, Basra, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 31 km NNW 13 km SSE of Az Zubayr
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 118 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 62 MW moderate
Fires near Umm Qaşr right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 118 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Umm Qaşr, Basra, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 31 km NNW of the city centre (13 km SSE of Az Zubayr), with 6 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 51 km WNW (34 km WSW of Az Zubayr) with 81 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 22 of them in Basra.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km SSE of Az Zubayr | 31 km NNW | 6 | 5 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 34 km SW of Umm Qaşr | 34 km SW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 1:08 am |
| 9 km WSW of Khorramshahr | 45 km NNE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 1:08 am |
| 3 km WNW of Abadan | 48 km NE | 5 | 3 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 34 km WSW of Az Zubayr | 51 km WNW | 81 | 62 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 8 km WNW of Az Zubayr | 51 km NNW | 6 | 4 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 28 km NNE of Ḩawallī | 58 km SSE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 1:08 am |
| 16 km W of Basrah | 62 km NNW | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 12:26 pm |
| 25 km W of Az Zubayr | 63 km NW | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 1:08 am |
| 35 km WNW of Az Zubayr | 75 km NW | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 1:08 am | Sun 1:08 am |
| 39 km WNW of Az Zubayr | 77 km NW | 7 | 8 MW | Sat 12:43 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Umm Qaşr 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.