Is there a fire near West Kelowna right now?
Wildfires near West Kelowna, BC
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km WNW, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 4:20 am local (2026-10-31 11:20 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Vancouver).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km WNW 24 km NNW of Peachland
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 80 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 45 MW moderate
Fires near West Kelowna right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 80 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km WNW of the city centre (24 km NNW of Peachland), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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 79 km NE (26 km ESE of Armstrong) with 38 detections; first seen Fri 12 pm and last seen Sat 2 am local time.
Across Canada there are 168 fire clusters in the same window, 103 of them in British Columbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 km NNW of Peachland | 26 km WNW | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:40 am | Sat 4:20 am |
| 27 km WNW of Peachland | 36 km W | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 2:40 am | Sat 2:40 am |
| 49 km ENE of Penticton | 48 km ESE | 14 | 4 MW | Fri 2:58 am | Fri 4:40 am |
| 48 km ESE of Lake Country | 56 km E | 5 | 3 MW | Fri 2:58 am | Fri 4:38 am |
| 44 km SE of Coldstream | 57 km E | 2 | 1 MW | Fri 2:58 am | Fri 2:58 am |
| 43 km ESE of Coldstream | 72 km ENE | 14 | 2 MW | Fri 2:58 am | Sat 2:40 am |
| 34 km ENE of Coldstream | 78 km NE | 2 | 13 MW | Fri 2:25 pm | Sat 2:40 am |
| 26 km ESE of Armstrong | 79 km NE | 38 | 45 MW | Fri 12:47 pm | Sat 2:40 am |
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 West Kelowna 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.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from BC Wildfire Service (bcwildfire.ca). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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.