Is there a fire near Belfast, Mpumalanga right now?
Wildfires near Belfast, Mpumalanga
Updated
14 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 10 km WSW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:32 pm local (2026-10-25 12:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 14 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 10 km WSW 10 km WSW of Belfast
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 58 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 16 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- N 11 km/h gusts 19 km/h, humidity 60%
Fires near Belfast, Mpumalanga right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 58 thermal hotspots in 14 separate clusters within 80 km of Belfast, Mpumalanga, South Africa in the last 48 h. The closest is 10 km WSW of the city centre (10 km WSW of Belfast), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 63 km W (7 km WSW of Middelburg) with 20 detections; first seen Sun 12 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across South Africa there are 175 fire clusters in the same window, 40 of them in Mpumalanga.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km WSW of Belfast | 10 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 12 km N of Carolina | 31 km SSE | 3 | 16 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 35 km ESE of Middelburg | 37 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:05 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 40 km ESE of Belfast | 40 km ESE | 1 | 13 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 46 km N of Belfast | 45 km N | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 5 km ESE of Middelburg | 47 km WSW | 15 | 7 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 50 km N of Belfast | 50 km N | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 12:22 am |
| 22 km SW of Carolina | 59 km S | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 61 km NNE of Belfast | 61 km NNE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 7 km WSW of Middelburg | 63 km W | 20 | 11 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 68 km NNE of Belfast | 68 km NNE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 75 km N of Belfast | 75 km N | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 54 km E of Carolina | 76 km SE | 6 | 9 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 12:22 am |
| 38 km SE of Carolina | 78 km SSE | 2 | 11 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Belfast, Mpumalanga is from the N at 11 km/h (gusts 19 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 60% and the temperature 16°C.
Belfast, Mpumalanga 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 Belfast, Mpumalanga 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.