Noida's air today: where the smoke is coming from
Noida's smoke report
Right now the wind over Noida blows from the east at 9 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 21 fires within 250 km upwind of Noida, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 35 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.
Ranks among the cities with pages here that have any of each: #1 has the most.
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.
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 Noida
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.
Fires around Noida in the last 30 days
The busiest of the last 29 days was 28 October, with 209 fire spots within 250 km, 16 of them within 50 km.
within 250 km within 50 km
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 Noida: traffic, industry and power plants
Over the last 14 days the air over Noida held 3.6 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #5 of 58 cities.
The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 4.05 times the usual level, 8 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
838 brick kilns stand within 50 km of Noida.
Landfills
Satellites and aircraft have measured methane rising from Bandhwari Solid Waste Management Plant, 26 km from the centre, 11 times, about 963 kg an hour. That puts it #12 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.
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
6 fossil-fuel power plants and 475 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Noida. Carbon Mapper has measured CO₂ plumes from 1 plant here, about 755 tonnes an hour. The largest, Dadri Powerplant, can generate 2,637 MW.
1 always-hot site that NASA's satellites saw burning on 20 or more days in 2025: Dhauj (21)
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 Noida
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 Noida this season compared with past years
Fire spots within 250 km of Noida 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).
* 2026: 1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor
Noida 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 Noida. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.
All the rankings: city rankings
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Noida air today: where the smoke is coming from
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All the numbers
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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
| District | Province or state | Country | Direction | Distance | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | India | east | 221 km | 18 |
| Rampur | Uttar Pradesh | India | east | 188 km | 2 |
| Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | India | east | 201 km | 1 |
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
| From the | Fires |
|---|---|
| north | 0 |
| north-east | 0 |
| east (the wind is coming from here) | 21 |
| south-east | 0 |
| south | 0 |
| south-west | 0 |
| west | 0 |
| north-west | 14 |
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
| District | Province or state | Country | Distance | Fires | On farmland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | India | 223 km | 267 | 98% |
| Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | India | 88 km | 98 | 95% |
| Patiala | Punjab | India | 225 km | 62 | 97% |
| Rampur | Uttar Pradesh | India | 185 km | 51 | 100% |
| Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | India | 73 km | 50 | 98% |
| Ajitgarh | Punjab | India | 231 km | 36 | 97% |
| Mainpuri | Uttar Pradesh | India | 218 km | 32 | 97% |
| Palwal | Haryana | India | 52 km | 30 | 90% |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Punjab | India | 244 km | 27 | 100% |
| Firozabad | Uttar Pradesh | India | 202 km | 26 | 92% |
Fires around Noida this season compared with past years
| Season | Fire spots |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 7,790 |
| 2020 | 7,648 |
| 2021 | 4,787 |
| 2022 | 4,993 |
| 2023 | 3,380 |
| 2024 | 1,922 |
| 2025 | 1,181 |
| 2026 (so far) | 720 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor) |
Landfill methane records
| Site | Methane | Plumes seen | Last seen | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandhwari Solid Waste Management Plant (South Delhi, India, 26 km) | 963 kg/h | 11 | 19 September 2026 | 12 of 58 |
| Bhalswa Landfill Area (North Delhi, India, 32 km) | 930 kg/h | 10 | 27 March 2026 | 15 of 58 |
| Okhla Landfill (South East, India, 11 km) | 820 kg/h | 31 | 11 March 2026 | 18 of 58 |
| Mahmudabad (Ghaziabad, India, 25 km) | 705 kg/h | 14 | 2 November 2025 | 23 of 58 |
| Ghazipur Landfill (East Delhi, India, 12 km) | 633 kg/h | 29 | 19 September 2026 | 28 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 Noida 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.
| Measure | Noida | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days | 2,361 | 28 of 58 |
| NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) | 3.6× | 5 of 58 |
| Landfill methane within 50 km | 4,635 kg/h | 3 of 34 |
| Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km | 755 t/h | 4 of 22 |
| Brick kilns within 50 km | 838 | 12 of 34 |
| Industrial areas within 50 km | 475 | 6 of 58 |
| Always-hot sites within 50 km | 1 | 13 of 23 |
Ranks on today's fires
Noida's place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.
- Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 9 of 34
- Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 35 of 57
- Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 24 of 58
All the rankings: city rankings
Questions about Noida's air
Where is Noida's smoke coming from today?
Right now the wind over Noida blows from the east at 9 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 21 fires within 250 km upwind of Noida, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 35 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 Noida?
In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 35 fire spots within 250 km of Noida, and 2,361 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.
How bad is traffic pollution in Noida?
Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Noida (within 15 km) was about 3.6 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 7.77 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 5.
How many brick kilns are there near Noida?
The satellite surveys count 838 brick kilns within 50 km of Noida.
Which landfills near Noida release methane?
Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Bandhwari Solid Waste Management Plant (963 kg/h), Bhalswa Landfill Area (930 kg/h), Okhla Landfill (820 kg/h), Mahmudabad (705 kg/h), Ghazipur Landfill (633 kg/h).
Every number on this page is also in machine-readable form (JSON).
More about Noida
Nearby cities: Ghaziabad (16 km), Delhi (20 km), Gurugram (37 km), Meerut (59 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.