Is there a fire near Viranşehir right now?
Wildfires near Viranşehir
Updated
13 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 45 km ENE, 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 Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 13 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 45 km ENE 45 km ENE of Viranşehir
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 23 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 9 MW low-intensity
Fires near Viranşehir right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 23 thermal hotspots in 13 separate clusters within 80 km of Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa, Turkey in the last 48 h. The closest is 45 km ENE of the city centre (45 km ENE of Viranşehir), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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.
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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 80 km NNE (10 km W of Diyarbakır) with 4 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Turkey there are 254 fire clusters in the same window, 14 of them in Şanlıurfa.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 km ENE of Viranşehir | 45 km ENE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 30 km S of Siverek | 53 km WNW | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 25 km S of Diyarbakır | 65 km NE | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 67 km SE of Şanlıurfa | 65 km SW | 3 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 63 km WNW of Al Ḩasakah | 65 km SSE | 3 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 34 km SW of Siverek | 66 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 34 km SSW of Kızıltepe | 67 km ESE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 69 km S of Viranşehir | 68 km S | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 40 km SE of Şanlıurfa | 73 km WSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 37 km NNE of Şanlıurfa | 73 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 14 km WSW of Siverek | 75 km NW | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 34 km S of Kızıltepe | 78 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 10 km W of Diyarbakır | 80 km NNE | 4 | 5 MW | Sun 12:28 pm | Sun 2:08 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 Viranşehir 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.