Is there a fire near Yoshkar-Ola right now?
Wildfires near Yoshkar-Ola
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 39 km ENE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:32 pm local (2026-10-25 09:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Yoshkar-Ola, Mariy-El Republic, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Moscow).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 39 km ENE 39 km ENE of Yoshkar-Ola
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 8 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 5 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 72%
Fires near Yoshkar-Ola right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 8 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Yoshkar-Ola, Mariy-El Republic, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 39 km ENE of the city centre (39 km ENE of Yoshkar-Ola), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 8 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 74 km SE (48 km NW of Kazan) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Russia there are 458 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Mariy-El Republic.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 km ENE of Yoshkar-Ola | 39 km ENE | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 12:32 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
| 51 km ENE of Yoshkar-Ola | 51 km ENE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 12:52 pm | Sat 12:52 pm |
| 48 km NW of Kazan | 74 km SE | 4 | 11 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sun 12:32 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Yoshkar-Ola is from the SSE at 5 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 72% and the temperature 4°C.
Yoshkar-Ola 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 Yoshkar-Ola 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.