Is there a fire near Katumba right now?
Wildfires near Katumba
Updated
19 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 13 km NNE, 15 detections in the last 24 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 Katumba, Mbeya, Tanzania, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 19 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 13 km NNE 15 km NNE of Katumba
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 231 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 111 MW intense
- Wind now
- NNW 4 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 80%
Fires near Katumba right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 231 thermal hotspots in 19 separate clusters within 80 km of Katumba, Mbeya, Tanzania in the last 24 h. The closest is 13 km NNE of the city centre (15 km NNE of Katumba), with 15 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 10 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 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 35 km E (64 km E of Katumba) with 101 detections; first seen Sun 3 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Tanzania there are 545 fire clusters in the same window, 34 of them in Mbeya.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km NNE of Katumba | 13 km NNE | 15 | 10 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 15 km SE of Katumba | 15 km SE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 25 km WSW of Katumba | 19 km WSW | 36 | 10 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 27 km S of Katumba | 27 km S | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 32 km NE of Katumba | 32 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 3:01 am |
| 35 km WSW of Katumba | 35 km WSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 64 km E of Katumba | 35 km E | 101 | 111 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 39 km S of Katumba | 36 km S | 4 | 12 MW | Sun 3:01 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 46 km S of Katumba | 46 km S | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 14 km WNW of Mbeya | 52 km NW | 6 | 10 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 54 km ENE of Katumba | 54 km ENE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 60 km SSE of Katumba | 57 km SSE | 10 | 5 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 52 km SE of Tunduma | 68 km SW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 68 km ENE of Katumba | 68 km ENE | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 71 km ENE of Katumba | 71 km ENE | 4 | 31 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Katumba is from the NNW at 4 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 80% and the temperature 16°C.
Katumba 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 Katumba 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.