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Meerut's air today: where the smoke is coming from

Meerut's smoke report

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Right now the wind over Meerut blows from the east at 10 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 25 fires within 250 km upwind of Meerut, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 46 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Udham Singh Nagar and Rampur. Nearly all were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

#2 of 34brick kilns within 50 km#21 of 58industrial areas within 50 km#24 of 58fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days#15 of 34landfill methane measured within 50 km

Ranks among the cities with pages here that have any of each: #1 has the most.

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Map of the fires around the city, last 24 hours

Each dot is one fire a NASA satellite saw. Red dots are upwind, in the direction the wind is coming from, so their smoke is the likeliest to be reaching the city now; grey dots are in other directions. The moving lines show the wind blowing towards the city. Tap a dot for the village and the time.

north: 00north-east: 00east: 2525south-east: 00south: 00south-west: 00west: 22north-west: 1919NESW

Fires within 250 km in the last 24 hours, by direction. Red: the side the wind is coming from (the east). Tap a direction to pick out its fires on the map.

What satellites see around Meerut

What satellites and surveys see around the city. Each is a different measure, so they can't be added up into shares of the air.

Fires2,522fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days#24 of 58 citiesNO₂: traffic and industry1.84×times the region's usual NO₂, last 14 days#28 of 58 citiesBrick kilns1,250brick kilns within 50 km#2 of 34 citiesLandfills1,289kg of methane an hour measured from 2 landfills#23 of 58 measured landfillsPower plants and industry1fossil-fuel power plant within 50 km, and 165 industrial areas#27 of 35 cities

Fires around Meerut in the last 30 days

The busiest of the last 29 days was 28 October, with 261 fire spots within 250 km, 9 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 35 · 12 October: 40 · 23 October: 30 · 14 October: 47 · 15 October: 30 · 06 October: 32 · 37 October: 53 · 38 October: 64 · 39 October: 46 · 510 October: 40 · 211 October: 24 · 212 October: 15 · 013 October: 9 · 014 October: 72 · 115 October: 21 · 115 October16 October: 2 · 017 October: 60 · 118 October: 116 · 319 October: 159 · 520 October: 122 · 521 October: 87 · 122 October: 107 · 323 October: 180 · 624 October: 194 · 325 October: 218 · 1326 October: 224 · 427 October: 169 · 328 October: 261 · 929 October: 65 · 029 October261

within 250 km   within 50 km

2,522fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
81of them within 50 km
94%of the last 7 days' fires within 250 km were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning

A fire spot is one fire seen on a day, however many satellites saw it (Pakistan-time days). The archive runs every day from 1 October 2026; before that it holds only the October-November seasons.

NO₂ pollution in Meerut: traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Meerut held 1.84 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #28 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 1.61×1 October: 1.59×2 October: 1.63×5 October: 1.66×8 October: 1.74×11 October: 2.03×13 October: 1.98×16 October: 2.04×19 October: 2.18×22 October: 2.04×25 October: 1.81×27 October: 1.83×28 October: 1.84×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 2.31 times the usual level, 34 km from the city centre in the built-up area of Ghaziabad, the pattern of traffic.

From Sentinel-5P's TROPOMI instrument via NASA's GIBS tiles, which publish NO₂ as colour bands: a level here is good to about one band. NO₂ in big cities comes mostly from vehicle engines; peaks are named after what is nearby, which suggests a source but doesn't measure one. NO₂ window 15 October to 28 October 2026.

Brick kilns

1,250 brick kilns stand within 50 km of Meerut.

16 brick kilns in one patch, 36 km south-west of the centre. Each oval is a kiln.
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
90%are the cleaner zigzag kind
#2 of 34 citiesby brick kilns within 50 km, among the cities the kiln surveys cover

Landfills

Satellites and aircraft have measured methane rising from Mahmudabad, 36 km from the centre, 14 times, about 705 kg an hour. That puts it #23 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.

Mahmudabad from above, 36 km south-west of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
14methane plumes measured
2 November 2025last measured
6landfills and dump sites mapped within 50 km

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Power plants and industry

1 fossil-fuel power plant and 165 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Meerut. Carbon Mapper has measured CO₂ plumes from 1 plant here, about 755 tonnes an hour.

Dadri Powerplant from above, 44 km south of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Within 50 km of the city centre, on either side of the border. These are lists of what is there, not measures of how much each adds to the air.

Every mapped source within 50 km of Meerut

Tap a layer to hide it, or a site for its name.

Brick-kiln surveys, OpenStreetMap, Carbon Mapper and NASA FIRMS, on either side of the border. These map what is there, not how much each adds to the air. /sites/ · Site lists built 26 October 2026.

Fires around Meerut this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Meerut from 1 October to 29 October, each year. These count Suomi NPP alone, so every year is measured by the same instrument and the years compare fairly (the 30-day chart above counts all five satellites, three VIIRS and two MODIS, so its numbers are higher).

2019: 8,5108,51020192020: 8,7628,76220202021: 5,2665,26620212022: 5,8265,82620222023: 3,5993,59920232024: 2,0172,01720242025: 1,2361,23620252026: 750750*2026 (so far)

* 2026: 1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor

Meerut against the other cities

Each strip holds the cities with pages here that have any of it, the most on the left; the red mark is Meerut. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours (46)#30 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (2,522)#24 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (1.84×)#28 of 58
Brick kilns within 50 km (1,250)#2 of 34
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (1)#27 of 35
Landfill methane within 50 km (1,289 kg/h)#15 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km (755 t/h)#4 of 22
Industrial areas within 50 km (165)#21 of 58

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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDirectionDistanceFires
Udham Singh NagarUttarakhandIndiaeast190 km22
RampurUttar PradeshIndiaeast153 km2
BareillyUttar PradeshIndiaeast168 km1
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north0
north-east0
east (the wind is coming from here)25
south-east0
south0
south-west0
west2
north-west19
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
Udham Singh NagarUttarakhandIndia193 km33598%
MathuraUttar PradeshIndia137 km9895%
PilibhitUttar PradeshIndia231 km7097%
PatialaPunjabIndia197 km6297%
ShajahanpurUttar PradeshIndia239 km5591%
Fatehgarh SahibPunjabIndia220 km5296%
RampurUttar PradeshIndia149 km51100%
AligarhUttar PradeshIndia115 km5098%
AjitgarhPunjabIndia198 km4195%
PalwalHaryanaIndia106 km3090%
Fires around Meerut this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
20198,510
20208,762
20215,266
20225,826
20233,599
20242,017
20251,236
2026 (so far)750 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Landfill methane records
SiteMethanePlumes seenLast seenRank
Mahmudabad (Ghaziabad, India, 36 km)705 kg/h142 November 202523 of 58
Karimnagar Kathiyara (Ghaziabad, India, 31 km)584 kg/h39 June 202630 of 58

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Every measure and rank

Where Meerut stands among the 58 cities with pages here, on each measure. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

MeasureMeerutRank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days2,52224 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)1.84×28 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 km1,289 kg/h15 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km755 t/h4 of 22
Brick kilns within 50 km1,2502 of 34
Industrial areas within 50 km16521 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km0–
Ranks on today's fires

Meerut's place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 6 of 34
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 30 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 19 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Meerut's air

Where is Meerut's smoke coming from today?

Right now the wind over Meerut blows from the east at 10 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 25 fires within 250 km upwind of Meerut, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 46 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Udham Singh Nagar and Rampur. Nearly all were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

Are crop fires burning near Meerut?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 46 fire spots within 250 km of Meerut, and 2,522 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Meerut?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Meerut (within 15 km) was about 1.84 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 3.62 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 28.

How many brick kilns are there near Meerut?

The satellite surveys count 1,250 brick kilns within 50 km of Meerut.

Which landfills near Meerut release methane?

Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Mahmudabad (705 kg/h), Karimnagar Kathiyara (584 kg/h).

Every number on this page is also in machine-readable form (JSON).

More about Meerut

Nearby cities: Ghaziabad (43 km), Noida (59 km), Delhi (64 km), Gurugram (88 km)

Fires up to 30 October, 04:18 IST. This page updates every 15 minutes. Upwind is a guide, not proof: smoke can travel further than 250 km, the wind turns during the day, and satellites can't see fires under cloud. A fire spot is one fire, about 375 m across, however many satellites saw it. Fires: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS and MODIS). Wind: Open-Meteo's weather model. Air: Copernicus CAMS model estimates, which read low in winter.