Is there a fire near Gujranwala right now?
Wildfires near Gujranwala
Updated
18 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km WNW, 5 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:24 pm local (2026-10-25 09:24 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 18 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km WNW 23 km NE of Hafizabad
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 49 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 24 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 8 km/h gusts 15 km/h, humidity 72%
Fires near Gujranwala right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 49 thermal hotspots in 18 separate clusters within 80 km of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km WNW of the city centre (23 km NE of Hafizabad), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 10 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 48 km SW (26 km WNW of Shekhupura) with 10 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Pakistan there are 161 fire clusters in the same window, 134 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 km NE of Hafizabad | 26 km WNW | 5 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 17 km NNW of Shekhupura | 40 km SW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 23 km W of Wazirabad | 43 km NW | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 12 km N of Hafizabad | 46 km W | 2 | 24 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 26 km WNW of Shekhupura | 48 km SW | 10 | 21 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 18 km ESE of Muridke | 49 km SSE | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 33 km NW of Amritsar | 51 km SE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 14 km NNW of Sialkot | 59 km NNE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 1:05 pm |
| 13 km W of Hafizabad | 59 km W | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 12 km W of Shekhupura | 59 km SSW | 2 | 17 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 25 km E of Mandi Bahauddin | 61 km NW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 1:05 pm |
| 26 km N of Amritsar | 69 km ESE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 11 km SE of Mandi Bahauddin | 70 km NW | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 19 km ENE of Nankana Sahib | 72 km SSW | 10 | 13 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 18 km NE of Sangla Hill | 72 km WSW | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Gujranwala is from the NW at 8 km/h (gusts 15 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 72% and the temperature 19°C.
Gujranwala 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 Gujranwala 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.