Is there a fire near Yanbu right now?
Wildfires near Yanbu
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 20 km ESE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:50 am local (2026-10-24 23:50 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Riyadh).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 20 km ESE 23 km ESE of Yanbu
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- E 6 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 64%
Fires near Yanbu right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km ESE of the city centre (23 km ESE of Yanbu), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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 Saudi Arabia there are 55 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Medina Region.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 km ESE of Yanbu | 20 km ESE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:21 pm | Sun 2:50 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Yanbu is from the E at 6 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 64% and the temperature 30°C.
Yanbu 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 Yanbu 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.