Is there a fire near Bahawalnagar, Punjab right now?

Wildfires near Bahawalnagar, Punjab

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:24:00 GMT

41 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km WSW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:24 pm local (2026-10-25 09:24 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).

Fire clusters within 80 km: 41 last 48 h
Nearest fire: 12 km WSW 12 km WSW of Bahawalnagar
Hotspot detections nearby: 134 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power: 26 MW low-intensity
Wind now: NNW 2 km/h gusts 3 km/h, humidity 87%

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Fires near Bahawalnagar, Punjab right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 134 thermal hotspots in 41 separate clusters within 80 km of Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km WSW of the city centre (12 km WSW of Bahawalnagar), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 7 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

7 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 24 km SSW (16 km ESE of Arifwala) with 19 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.

Across Pakistan there are 161 fire clusters in the same window, 134 of them in Punjab.

Fire cluster	From city	Detections	Peak FRP	First seen	Last seen
12 km WSW of Bahawalnagar	12 km WSW	1	7 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
13 km W of Bahawalnagar	13 km W	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
9 km N of Pakpattan	14 km S	1	8 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
16 km W of Haveli Lakha	19 km SE	1	4 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
16 km SE of Okara	20 km NE	4	5 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
17 km NNW of Haveli Lakha	21 km E	5	9 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
16 km ESE of Arifwala	24 km SSW	19	19 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 2:24 pm
7 km WNW of Okara	26 km N	4	8 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 2:24 pm
19 km S of Sahiwal	27 km WSW	1	5 MW	Sun 2:24 pm	Sun 2:24 pm
16 km SW of Haveli Lakha	30 km SE	3	6 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
3 km SE of Haveli Lakha	32 km ESE	3	17 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
9 km SSE of Pakpattan	32 km S	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
15 km WNW of Okara	35 km NNW	2	4 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
17 km SSW of Sahiwal	35 km W	1	2 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
11 km NNW of Arifwala	36 km WSW	2	10 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 2:24 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Bahawalnagar, Punjab is from the NNW at 2 km/h (gusts 3 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 87% and the temperature 19°C.

Bahawalnagar, Punjab is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Bahawalnagar, Punjab 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.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.