Al Udayd

Next 7 daysVery high76%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid January – early March
Record year: 20231,738
Trend: +34%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +94%

Fire clock

Ring = year, slice = week. Click a ring to focus that year.

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	353
2002	563
2003	497
2004	441
2005	443
2006	467
2007	276
2008	492
2009	519
2010	327
2011	287
2012	63
2013	109
2014	203
2015	640
2016	976
2017	292
2018	306
2019	1452
2020	615
2021	291
2022	833
2023	1738
2024	855
2025	1420
2026	562

Next 7 days

Very high

Full risk view

Very high

Expected detections: ~27.4

This year is more active than normal↑
Fires detected in recent days↑
An active part of the fire season↑

Sat37°

Sun36°

Mon36°

Tue36°

Wed37°

Thu35°

Fri35°

Right now

late October

This week18

This week is more active than 86% of past years at this time

Year to date562

#6 of 26 yearsNormal: 422

Season

early November – late July

Onset: early November
Peak: mid June
End: late July

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

mid January – early March
20% of annual activity
late May – late June
13% of annual activity

The normal year vs 2026

Bands show the 25-year range; the white line is this year so far.

Compare with

25-year history

The raw record jumps in 2012 when VIIRS arrives; the harmonized record does not.

Harmonized: +34%/10Raw: +94%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

6

2013
109
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2014
203
season began 15 weeks late
2017
292
season ended 17 weeks early
2018
306
season ended 10 weeks early
2019
1,452
peak 8.7× stronger than normal
2024
855
season ended 9 weeks early

Export dataweekly.csv annual.csv hotspots.geojson

Al Udayd

Next 7 daysVery high76%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid January – early March
Record year: 20231,738
Trend: +34%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +94%

Fire clock

Ring = year, slice = week. Click a ring to focus that year.

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	353
2002	563
2003	497
2004	441
2005	443
2006	467
2007	276
2008	492
2009	519
2010	327
2011	287
2012	63
2013	109
2014	203
2015	640
2016	976
2017	292
2018	306
2019	1452
2020	615
2021	291
2022	833
2023	1738
2024	855
2025	1420
2026	562

Next 7 days

Very high

Full risk view

Very high

Expected detections: ~27.4

This year is more active than normal↑
Fires detected in recent days↑
An active part of the fire season↑

Sat37°

Sun36°

Mon36°

Tue36°

Wed37°

Thu35°

Fri35°

Right now

late October

This week18

This week is more active than 86% of past years at this time

Year to date562

#6 of 26 yearsNormal: 422

Season

early November – late July

Onset: early November
Peak: mid June
End: late July

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

mid January – early March
20% of annual activity
late May – late June
13% of annual activity

The normal year vs 2026

Bands show the 25-year range; the white line is this year so far.

Compare with

25-year history

The raw record jumps in 2012 when VIIRS arrives; the harmonized record does not.

Harmonized: +34%/10Raw: +94%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

6

2013
109
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2014
203
season began 15 weeks late
2017
292
season ended 17 weeks early
2018
306
season ended 10 weeks early
2019
1,452
peak 8.7× stronger than normal
2024
855
season ended 9 weeks early

Export dataweekly.csv annual.csv hotspots.geojson