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Wildfires near Jalalpur Pirwala

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7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 24 km WSW, 2 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 Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).

Fire clusters within 80 km
7 last 48 h
Nearest fire
24 km WSW 24 km WSW of Jalalpur Pirwala
Hotspot detections nearby
15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
7 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NE 8 km/h gusts 12 km/h, humidity 68%

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Fires near Jalalpur Pirwala right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km WSW of the city centre (24 km WSW of Jalalpur Pirwala), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

1 cluster is 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 35 km ENE (13 km NNW of Lodhran) with 4 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 clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
24 km WSW of Jalalpur Pirwala24 km WSW25 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
24 km NE of Ahmadpur East32 km SE15 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
13 km NNW of Lodhran35 km ENE45 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
21 km ENE of Shujaabad56 km NNE37 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
40 km SE of Multan68 km NE26 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
13 km SE of Dajal74 km W23 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 12:44 pm
11 km NNE of Dajal78 km WNW13 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Jalalpur Pirwala is from the NE at 8 km/h (gusts 12 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 20°C.

Jalalpur Pirwala 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 Jalalpur Pirwala 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.