Is there a fire near Woodland right now?

Wildfires near Woodland, CA

Updated

4 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 23 km N, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:56 am local (2026-10-25 09:56 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Woodland, California, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Los_Angeles).

Fire clusters within 80 km
4 last 48 h
Nearest fire
23 km N 23 km N of Woodland
Hotspot detections nearby
7 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
1 MW low-intensity
Wind now
W 2 km/h gusts 6 km/h, humidity 37%

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Fires near Woodland right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 7 thermal hotspots in 4 separate clusters within 80 km of Woodland, California, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 23 km N of the city centre (23 km N of Woodland), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 0 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.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 78 km SSW (at Martinez) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.

Across United States there are 573 fire clusters in the same window, 44 of them in California.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
23 km N of Woodland23 km N10 MWSat 3:13 amSat 3:13 am
7 km SW of Florin37 km SE11 MWSat 3:13 amSat 3:13 am
6 km SE of Fairfield55 km SSW10 MWSat 3:13 amSat 3:13 am
at Martinez78 km SSW41 MWSat 3:13 amSun 2:56 am

Smoke and wind

Wind at Woodland is from the W at 2 km/h (gusts 6 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 37% and the temperature 22°C.

Woodland 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 Woodland 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.

InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents; in this state also check CAL FIRE (fire.ca.gov/incidents). Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.

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.