Is there a fire near Yushu, Jilin right now?
Wildfires near Yushu, Jilin
Updated
36 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 5 km NE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:23 pm local (2026-10-25 04:23 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Yushu, Jilin, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 36 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 5 km NE 5 km NE of Yushu
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 367 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 128 MW intense
- Wind now
- SW 13 km/h gusts 24 km/h, humidity 48%
Fires near Yushu, Jilin right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 367 thermal hotspots in 36 separate clusters within 80 km of Yushu, Jilin, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 5 km NE of the city centre (5 km NE of Yushu), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 128 MW, which is intense for a single 375 m pixel.
6 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 39 km ENE (47 km ENE of Yushu) with 251 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across China there are 850 fire clusters in the same window, 100 of them in Jilin.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km NE of Yushu | 5 km NE | 2 | 128 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 15 km SE of Yushu | 15 km SE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 19 km WNW of Yushu | 19 km WNW | 4 | 4 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 19 km W of Yushu | 19 km W | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 21 km NE of Yushu | 21 km NE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 24 km NNE of Yushu | 24 km NNE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 26 km S of Yushu | 26 km S | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 27 km SSW of Yushu | 27 km SSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 29 km ENE of Yushu | 28 km ENE | 9 | 24 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 19 km N of Jishu | 32 km SSE | 14 | 24 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 47 km ENE of Yushu | 39 km ENE | 251 | 44 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 41 km SW of Yushu | 41 km SW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 33 km E of Dehui | 43 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 35 km E of Dehui | 50 km SW | 2 | 16 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 22 km ENE of Dehui | 52 km WSW | 1 | 24 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Yushu, Jilin is from the SW at 13 km/h (gusts 24 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 48% and the temperature 4°C.
Yushu, Jilin 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 Yushu, Jilin 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.