Is there a fire near Jhelum right now?
Wildfires near Jhelum
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 34 km SSW, 1 detection 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 Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 34 km SSW 12 km ENE of Mandi Bahauddin
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 15 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
Fires near Jhelum right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 15 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 34 km SSW of the city centre (12 km ENE of Mandi Bahauddin), with 1 detection 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 79 km S (23 km NE of Hafizabad) with 5 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Pakistan there are 162 fire clusters in the same window, 135 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km ENE of Mandi Bahauddin | 34 km SSW | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 25 km E of Mandi Bahauddin | 42 km S | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 1:05 pm |
| 11 km SE of Mandi Bahauddin | 45 km SSW | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 23 km W of Wazirabad | 54 km SSE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 41 km WSW of Mandi Bahauddin | 78 km SW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 34 km SSE of Chakwal | 78 km WSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:25 am | Sun 1:25 am |
| 25 km SSE of Chakwal | 79 km WSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:05 am | Sun 3:05 am |
| 23 km NE of Hafizabad | 79 km S | 5 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Jhelum 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.