Is there a fire near Mansa right now?
Wildfires near Mansa
Updated
36 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km ESE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:36 pm local (2026-10-25 12:36 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Lusaka).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 36 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km ESE 11 km ESE of Mansa
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 98 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 18 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ESE 18 km/h gusts 32 km/h, humidity 53%
Fires near Mansa right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 98 thermal hotspots in 36 separate clusters within 80 km of Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km ESE of the city centre (11 km ESE of Mansa), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 6 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 34 km S (41 km S of Mansa) with 8 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.
Across Zambia there are 1,046 fire clusters in the same window, 109 of them in Luapula Province.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 km ESE of Mansa | 11 km ESE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 18 km NW of Mansa | 14 km NW | 4 | 9 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 26 km SW of Mansa | 26 km SW | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sun 2:01 am |
| 27 km SE of Mansa | 27 km SE | 3 | 15 MW | Sun 2:36 pm | Sun 2:36 pm |
| 32 km E of Mansa | 31 km E | 4 | 7 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 33 km NNE of Mansa | 33 km NNE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 41 km S of Mansa | 34 km S | 8 | 13 MW | Sat 2:20 am | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 35 km SSW of Mansa | 35 km SSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 37 km NW of Mansa | 36 km NW | 4 | 10 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 39 km SE of Mansa | 37 km SE | 3 | 18 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 40 km SW of Mansa | 40 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:01 am | Sun 2:01 am |
| 45 km NE of Mansa | 45 km NE | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 46 km WNW of Mansa | 46 km WNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
| 51 km SW of Mansa | 51 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:01 am | Sun 2:01 am |
| 53 km N of Mansa | 53 km N | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:15 pm | Sat 1:15 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Mansa is from the ESE at 18 km/h (gusts 32 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 53% and the temperature 23°C.
Mansa 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 Mansa 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.