Are there wildfires in Mongolia right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 261 active fire hotspots in Mongolia over the last 3 days. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Mongolia Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Mongolia
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires mongolia, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Mongolia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: spring–autumn.

261

Active hotspots

High intensity

Time window

VIIRS

NASA sensor

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Conditions at Remote area

15 km/h from the SSW — carrying smoke towards the NNE.

20°C · 22% humidity

Air quality Fair

PM2.5 0.5 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 29 · US AQI 43

Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.

Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.

23 active fires in Mongolia

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
56 detections~7.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:20 UTC43.684, 95.016
166 MW
2
Remote area
17 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 18:13 UTC45.754, 115.725
90 MW
3
Remote area
10 detections~7.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-17 18:34 UTC46.574, 114.266
86 MW
4
Remote area
21 detections~3.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:22 UTC44.849, 90.937
71 MW
5
Remote area
7 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 05:59 UTC46.388, 114.003
39 MW
6
Remote area
21 detections~29.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 19:55 UTC42.704, 93.522
28 MW
7
Remote area
6 detections~5.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 04:19 UTC50.629, 119.710
28 MW
8
Remote area
3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-17 04:38 UTC46.428, 114.324
25 MW
9
Remote area
11 detections~4.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 19:57 UTC41.822, 88.899
20 MW
10
Remote area
7 detections~9.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:20 UTC42.825, 87.989
17 MW

Plus 29 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.

About this wildfire map

This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.

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