Is there a fire near Carletonville right now?
Wildfires near Carletonville
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 48 km NE, 5 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 Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 48 km NE 4 km E of Krugersdorp
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 68 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 26 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- N 7 km/h gusts 12 km/h, humidity 33%
Fires near Carletonville right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 68 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa in the last 48 h. The closest is 48 km NE of the city centre (4 km E of Krugersdorp), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 26 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 64 km SE (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km E of Krugersdorp | 48 km NE | 5 | 26 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sun 2:05 am |
| 9 km S of Evaton | 51 km ESE | 8 | 8 MW | Sun 2:05 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| at Roodepoort | 51 km ENE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 2:24 am |
| 19 km W of Sasolburg | 53 km SSE | 9 | 8 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 15 km WSW of Tokoza | 59 km E | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 12 km E of Evaton | 59 km ESE | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 12:22 am |
| 18 km ESE of Rustenburg | 64 km N | 7 | 14 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 4 km SSE of Vereeniging | 64 km SE | 17 | 5 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 10 km SW of Tokoza | 67 km E | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 19 km WSW of Brits | 73 km NNE | 5 | 9 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 4 km E of Alberton | 76 km E | 11 | 5 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Carletonville is from the N at 7 km/h (gusts 12 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 33% and the temperature 20°C.
Carletonville 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 Carletonville 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.