Is there a fire near Gorontalo right now?
Wildfires near Gorontalo
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km NE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:53 pm local (2026-10-25 05:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Gorontalo, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Makassar).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 15 km NE 15 km NE of Gorontalo
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 12 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 8 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SE 2 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 65%
Fires near Gorontalo right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 12 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Gorontalo, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km NE of the city centre (15 km NE of Gorontalo), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.
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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 18 km ESE (18 km ESE of Gorontalo) with 5 detections; first seen Sun 1 am and last seen Sun 1 am local time.
Across Indonesia there are 979 fire clusters in the same window, 15 of them in Gorontalo.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km NE of Gorontalo | 15 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:11 am | Sun 1:11 am |
| 18 km ESE of Gorontalo | 18 km ESE | 5 | 1 MW | Sun 1:11 am | Sun 1:11 am |
| 29 km ESE of Gorontalo | 29 km ESE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:11 am | Sun 1:11 am |
| 45 km NE of Gorontalo | 45 km NE | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 54 km WNW of Gorontalo | 54 km WNW | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:12 pm | Sat 2:12 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Gorontalo is from the SE at 2 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 65% and the temperature 30°C.
Gorontalo is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Gorontalo 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.