Is there a fire near Zacatecas right now?
Wildfires near Zacatecas
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Zacatecas in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 152 km NW, 99 km NW of Fresnillo.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Zacatecas, Mexico, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Mexico_City).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 152 km NW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- ESE 21 km/h gusts 45 km/h, humidity 60%
Fires near Zacatecas right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Zacatecas, Mexico in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 152 km NW (99 km NW of Fresnillo), with 3 detections. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across Mexico there are 85 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Zacatecas.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Zacatecas is from the ESE at 21 km/h (gusts 45 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 60% and the temperature 15°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Zacatecas 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.