Is there a fire near Luanshya right now?
Wildfires near Luanshya
Updated
32 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km SW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:34 pm local (2026-10-25 12:34 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Lusaka).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 32 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 15 km SW 15 km SW of Luanshya
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 69 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 45 MW moderate
- Wind now
- ESE 19 km/h gusts 36 km/h, humidity 38%
Fires near Luanshya right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 69 thermal hotspots in 32 separate clusters within 80 km of Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km SW of the city centre (15 km SW of Luanshya), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 N (23 km NNE of Mufulira) with 12 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Zambia there are 1,046 fire clusters in the same window, 133 of them in Copperbelt.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km SW of Luanshya | 15 km SW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 28 km W of Luanshya | 28 km W | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 32 km SW of Luanshya | 32 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 30 km SSE of Ndola | 34 km ESE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 10 km E of Ndola | 38 km ENE | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 2:20 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 41 km SSE of Luanshya | 41 km SSE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 23 km NNW of Ndola | 41 km NNE | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 42 km WSW of Luanshya | 42 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 38 km SSW of Kalulushi | 43 km W | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 16 km NE of Ndola | 47 km NE | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 28 km ENE of Ndola | 54 km ENE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 20 km ESE of Mufulira | 55 km N | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 56 km SE of Luanshya | 55 km SE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 57 km S of Luanshya | 56 km S | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sun 2:03 am |
| 48 km SE of Ndola | 59 km E | 4 | 45 MW | Sat 2:20 am | Sat 1:15 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Luanshya is from the ESE at 19 km/h (gusts 36 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 38% and the temperature 26°C.
Luanshya 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 Luanshya 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.