Is there a fire near Hafizabad right now?
Wildfires near Hafizabad
Updated
23 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km N, 2 detections in the last 24 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 Hafizabad, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 23 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km N 12 km N of Hafizabad
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 49 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 24 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 5 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 82%
Fires near Hafizabad right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 49 thermal hotspots in 23 separate clusters within 80 km of Hafizabad, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 24 h. The closest is 11 km N of the city centre (12 km N of Hafizabad), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 24 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 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 60 km SSE (19 km ENE of Nankana Sahib) with 9 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Pakistan there are 105 fire clusters in the same window, 93 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km N of Hafizabad | 11 km N | 2 | 24 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 13 km W of Hafizabad | 12 km W | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 23 km NE of Hafizabad | 22 km NE | 5 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 24 km SSE of Hafizabad | 24 km SSE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 26 km S of Hafizabad | 25 km S | 2 | 15 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 18 km NE of Sangla Hill | 31 km SSW | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 17 km NNW of Shekhupura | 34 km SE | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 23 km W of Shekhupura | 39 km S | 2 | 21 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 9 km SE of Pindi Bhattian | 42 km SW | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 11 km SSE of Mandi Bahauddin | 49 km NNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 10 km SSW of Pindi Bhattian | 50 km SW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 5 km SSE of Sangla Hill | 51 km SSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 43 km NNW of Pindi Bhattian | 53 km WNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 15 km ENE of Chiniot | 58 km WSW | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 5 km ESE of Shahkot | 59 km SSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Hafizabad is from the NW at 5 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 82% and the temperature 17°C.
Hafizabad 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 Hafizabad 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.