Is there a fire near Ifakara right now?
Wildfires near Ifakara
Updated
42 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 4 km SE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 pm local (2026-10-25 10:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 42 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 4 km SE 4 km SE of Ifakara
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 614 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 183 MW intense
- Wind now
- ENE 12 km/h gusts 21 km/h, humidity 55%
Fires near Ifakara right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 614 thermal hotspots in 42 separate clusters within 80 km of Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania in the last 48 h. The closest is 4 km SE of the city centre (4 km SE of Ifakara), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 6 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
7 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 N (93 km N of Ifakara) with 124 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Tanzania there are 938 fire clusters in the same window, 125 of them in Morogoro.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km SE of Ifakara | 4 km SE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 12 km NNW of Ifakara | 9 km NNW | 14 | 16 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 19 km ENE of Ifakara | 19 km ENE | 2 | 34 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 21 km WSW of Ifakara | 20 km WSW | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 23 km NNE of Ifakara | 21 km NNE | 5 | 13 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 27 km SW of Ifakara | 22 km SW | 7 | 14 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 25 km W of Ifakara | 25 km W | 4 | 12 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 56 km S of Ifakara | 28 km S | 93 | 24 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 33 km E of Ifakara | 33 km E | 3 | 17 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 37 km ESE of Ifakara | 34 km ESE | 11 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 34 km W of Ifakara | 34 km W | 4 | 40 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 63 km ENE of Ifakara | 39 km ENE | 66 | 28 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 42 km SW of Ifakara | 42 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 43 km NNE of Ifakara | 42 km NNE | 8 | 10 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 3:01 am |
| 47 km N of Ifakara | 43 km N | 60 | 130 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ifakara is from the ENE at 12 km/h (gusts 21 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 55% and the temperature 27°C.
Ifakara 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 Ifakara 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.