Is there a fire near Khushāb right now?

Wildfires near Khushāb

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:24:00 GMT

16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km SSE, 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 Khushāb, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).

Fire clusters within 80 km: 16 last 48 h
Nearest fire: 20 km SSE 20 km SSE of Khushāb
Hotspot detections nearby: 35 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power: 19 MW low-intensity
Wind now: WSW 7 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 76%

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Fires near Khushāb right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 35 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Khushāb, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km SSE of the city centre (20 km SSE of Khushāb), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

2 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 79 km S (27 km NNW of Jhang Sadr) with 14 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 cluster	From city	Detections	Peak FRP	First seen	Last seen
20 km SSE of Khushāb	20 km SSE	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
17 km NW of Jauharabad	22 km WNW	2	1 MW	Sun 3:05 am	Sun 3:05 am
37 km NNE of Khushāb	37 km NNE	2	1 MW	Sun 1:25 am	Sun 3:05 am
34 km WNW of Jauharabad	40 km W	1	1 MW	Sun 3:05 am	Sun 3:05 am
27 km SSW of Sahiwal	62 km SSW	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
41 km WSW of Mandi Bahauddin	69 km ENE	2	4 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
17 km NNW of Bhawana	69 km SSE	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
34 km SSE of Chakwal	70 km ENE	1	1 MW	Sun 1:25 am	Sun 1:25 am
17 km NNW of Chiniot	70 km SE	2	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
25 km SSE of Chakwal	72 km NE	1	1 MW	Sun 3:05 am	Sun 3:05 am
24 km WNW of Bhawana	72 km S	2	8 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
40 km SSW of Sahiwal	75 km SSW	2	3 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 2:24 pm
43 km NNW of Pindi Bhattian	77 km E	1	2 MW	Sun 12:44 pm	Sun 12:44 pm
14 km WNW of Bhawana	78 km S	1	2 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sat 1:03 pm
27 km NNW of Jhang Sadr	79 km S	14	19 MW	Sat 1:03 pm	Sun 2:24 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Khushāb is from the WSW at 7 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 76% and the temperature 19°C.

Khushāb 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 Khushāb 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.