Is there a fire near Williams Lake right now?
Wildfires near Williams Lake, BC
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 24 km S, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 2:08 pm local (2026-10-31 21:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Vancouver).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 24 km S 24 km S of Williams Lake
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 2 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SE 1 km/h gusts 6 km/h, humidity 96%
Fires near Williams Lake right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km S of the city centre (24 km S of Williams Lake), with 1 detection 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 Canada there are 131 fire clusters in the same window, 74 of them in British Columbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 km S of Williams Lake | 24 km S | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:08 pm | Sat 2:08 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Williams Lake is from the SE at 1 km/h (gusts 6 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 96% and the temperature -2°C.
Williams Lake is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Williams Lake 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.