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Wildfires near Xebat
Updated
38 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 8 km SSW, 3 detections 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 Xebat, Erbil, Iraq, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Baghdad).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 38 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 8 km SSW 9 km SSW of Xebat
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 204 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 52 MW moderate
Fires near Xebat right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 204 thermal hotspots in 38 separate clusters within 80 km of Xebat, Erbil, Iraq in the last 48 h. The closest is 8 km SSW of the city centre (9 km SSW of Xebat), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 10 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
7 clusters are 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 63 km SSE (45 km WNW of Kirkuk) with 72 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Iraq there are 141 fire clusters in the same window, 21 of them in Erbil.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km SSW of Xebat | 8 km SSW | 3 | 10 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 9 km ENE of Xebat | 9 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 13 km S of Xebat | 13 km S | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 15 km WNW of Xebat | 15 km WNW | 8 | 25 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 17 km WNW of Baḥarkah | 15 km ENE | 5 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 1:05 am |
| 20 km SSE of Xebat | 20 km SSE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 25 km S of Xebat | 22 km S | 7 | 2 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 29 km NW of Xebat | 28 km NW | 3 | 28 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 25 km SSW of 'Ākra | 30 km N | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 32 km SW of Erbil | 32 km SSE | 26 | 6 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 12 km SSW of Erbil | 34 km SE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:46 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 20 km NNW of Baḥarkah | 35 km NE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 36 km SSW of Xebat | 35 km SSW | 4 | 52 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 36 km NNW of Xebat | 36 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 26 km WSW of 'Ākra | 38 km N | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 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 Xebat 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.