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Wildfires near Xuancheng

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5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 32 km SSE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:26 am local (2026-10-25 18:26 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Xuancheng, Anhui, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).

Fire clusters within 80 km
5 last 48 h
Nearest fire
32 km SSE 33 km SSE of Xuancheng
Hotspot detections nearby
15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
5 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Xuancheng right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Xuancheng, Anhui, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 32 km SSE of the city centre (33 km SSE of Xuancheng), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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 71 km WNW (25 km NE of Tongling) with 5 detections; first seen Mon 2 am and last seen Mon 2 am local time.

Across China there are 996 fire clusters in the same window, 32 of them in Anhui.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
33 km SSE of Xuancheng32 km SSE21 MWMon 2:26 amMon 2:26 am
33 km SW of Wuhu59 km WNW45 MWMon 2:26 amMon 2:26 am
64 km ESE of Ma’anshan69 km NNE11 MWMon 2:26 amMon 2:26 am
50 km W of Yixing70 km NE33 MWSun 2:01 pmMon 2:26 am
25 km NE of Tongling71 km WNW51 MWMon 2:26 amMon 2:26 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 Xuancheng 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.