Is there a fire near Benoni right now?
Wildfires near Benoni
Updated
21 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km NNW, 6 detections 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 Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 21 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km NNW 11 km NNW of Benoni
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 92 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 26 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 8 km/h gusts 17 km/h, humidity 23%
Fires near Benoni right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 92 thermal hotspots in 21 separate clusters within 80 km of Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km NNW of the city centre (11 km NNW of Benoni), with 6 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 17 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 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 61 km SSW (4 km SSE of Vereeniging) with 17 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across South Africa there are 175 fire clusters in the same window, 20 of them in Gauteng.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 km NNW of Benoni | 11 km NNW | 6 | 17 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 2:24 am |
| 6 km S of Brakpan | 11 km SSE | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 4 km E of Alberton | 15 km WSW | 11 | 5 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 10 km ENE of Thembisa | 23 km N | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 16 km E of Centurion | 35 km N | 7 | 9 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 10 km SW of Tokoza | 37 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 15 km WSW of Tokoza | 42 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| at Roodepoort | 45 km W | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 2:24 am |
| 12 km E of Evaton | 51 km SW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 12:22 am |
| 4 km E of Krugersdorp | 52 km WNW | 5 | 26 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sun 2:05 am |
| 32 km SSW of Nigel | 56 km S | 4 | 22 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 4 km SSE of Vereeniging | 61 km SSW | 17 | 5 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 48 km WNW of Emalahleni | 63 km NE | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 12 km N of Pretoria | 63 km NNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 9 km S of Evaton | 65 km SW | 8 | 8 MW | Sun 2:05 am | Sun 2:05 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Benoni is from the NNW at 8 km/h (gusts 17 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 23% and the temperature 23°C.
Benoni is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Benoni 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.