Is there a fire near Hōfu right now?
Wildfires near Hōfu
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Hōfu in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 231 km S, 6 km NNE of Miyazaki.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Tokyo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 231 km S
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- NE 10 km/h gusts 35 km/h, humidity 89%
Fires near Hōfu right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 231 km S (6 km NNE of Miyazaki), 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 Japan there are 3 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Hōfu is from the NE at 10 km/h (gusts 35 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 89% and the temperature 19°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Hōfu 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.