Is there a fire near Lawang right now?
Wildfires near Lawang
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km ESE, 5 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 am local (2026-10-24 18:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Lawang, East Java, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Jakarta).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km ESE 27 km ESE of Lawang
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 16 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 5 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SW 13 km/h gusts 26 km/h, humidity 97%
Fires near Lawang right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 16 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Lawang, East Java, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km ESE of the city centre (27 km ESE of Lawang), with 5 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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.
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.
Across Indonesia there are 943 fire clusters in the same window, 18 of them in East Java.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 km ESE of Lawang | 26 km ESE | 5 | 3 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 1:56 am |
| 11 km ESE of Mojokerto | 41 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 9 km SSW of Mojokerto | 43 km NW | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 12:13 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 24 km SW of Probolinggo | 44 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 10 km ENE of Pare | 46 km WNW | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 12:13 am | Sun 12:13 am |
| 10 km NNW of Sidoarjo | 53 km N | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sat 1:10 pm |
| 5 km SE of Jombang | 55 km WNW | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 1:56 am | Sun 1:56 am |
| 9 km NNW of Mojokerto | 59 km NW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Lawang is from the SW at 13 km/h (gusts 26 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 97% and the temperature 21°C.
Lawang 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 Lawang 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.