Is there a fire near Bhakkar right now?
Wildfires near Bhakkar
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 42 km W, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:44 pm local (2026-10-25 07:44 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 42 km W 37 km SW of Dera Ismail Khan
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 2 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WNW 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 86%
Fires near Bhakkar right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 24 h. The closest is 42 km W of the city centre (37 km SW of Dera Ismail Khan), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
Across Pakistan there are 123 fire clusters in the same window, 100 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 km SW of Dera Ismail Khan | 42 km W | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 29 km NW of Layyah | 59 km SSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Bhakkar is from the WNW at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ESE. Relative humidity is 86% and the temperature 19°C.
Bhakkar 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 Bhakkar 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.