Is there a fire near Khartoum North right now?
Wildfires near Khartoum North
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Khartoum North in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 270 km SW, 123 km NNE of El Obeid.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Khartoum).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 270 km SW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- NNW 10 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 26%
Fires near Khartoum North right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Khartoum North, Khartoum, Sudan in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 270 km SW (123 km NNE of El Obeid), 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 Sudan there are 262 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Khartoum North is from the NNW at 10 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 26% and the temperature 28°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Khartoum North 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.