Is there a fire near Dunedin right now?
Wildfires near Dunedin
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Dunedin in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 162 km W, 30 km NNE of Invercargill.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Pacific/Auckland).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 162 km W
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- NNW 24 km/h gusts 59 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Dunedin right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 162 km W (30 km NNE of Invercargill), with 1 detection. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across New Zealand there are 7 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Dunedin is from the NNW at 24 km/h (gusts 59 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 23°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Dunedin 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.