Is there a fire near Carolina, Mpumalanga right now?
Wildfires near Carolina, Mpumalanga
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km N, 3 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 Carolina, Mpumalanga, 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
- 12 km N 12 km N of Carolina
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 52 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 16 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 12 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 59%
Fires near Carolina, Mpumalanga right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 52 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Carolina, Mpumalanga, South Africa in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km N of the city centre (12 km N of Carolina), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 16 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 74 km WNW (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km N of Carolina | 12 km N | 3 | 16 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 22 km SW of Carolina | 22 km SW | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 38 km SE of Carolina | 38 km SE | 2 | 11 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 35 km ESE of Middelburg | 38 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:05 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 40 km ESE of Belfast | 41 km NE | 1 | 13 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 10 km WSW of Belfast | 43 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 54 km E of Carolina | 53 km E | 6 | 9 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 12:22 am |
| 5 km ESE of Middelburg | 65 km WNW | 15 | 7 MW | Sat 2:24 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 7 km WSW of Middelburg | 74 km WNW | 20 | 11 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 2:05 am |
| 36 km SE of Ermelo | 76 km S | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:49 pm | Sat 2:49 pm |
| 58 km WNW of Manzini | 78 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Carolina, Mpumalanga is from the NNE at 12 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 19°C.
Carolina, Mpumalanga 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 Carolina, 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.