Is there a fire near Morogoro right now?
Wildfires near Morogoro
Updated
24 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 24 km SSW, 26 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 pm local (2026-10-25 10:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Morogoro, Tanzania, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 24 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 24 km SSW 47 km SSW of Morogoro
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 151 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 30 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- E 14 km/h gusts 32 km/h, humidity 67%
Fires near Morogoro right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 151 thermal hotspots in 24 separate clusters within 80 km of Morogoro, Tanzania in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km SSW of the city centre (47 km SSW of Morogoro), with 26 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 18 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.
Across Tanzania there are 938 fire clusters in the same window, 125 of them in Morogoro.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 km SSW of Morogoro | 24 km SSW | 26 | 18 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 25 km NE of Morogoro | 25 km NE | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 34 km ESE of Morogoro | 32 km ESE | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 38 km SSE of Morogoro | 34 km SSE | 5 | 6 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 49 km S of Morogoro | 44 km S | 10 | 12 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 53 km SSE of Morogoro | 47 km SSE | 9 | 11 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 57 km NNW of Morogoro | 57 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:58 am | Sun 2:58 am |
| 60 km SE of Morogoro | 60 km SE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 62 km S of Morogoro | 62 km S | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 62 km NNW of Morogoro | 62 km NNW | 2 | 11 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 64 km NW of Morogoro | 64 km NW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 77 km SSW of Morogoro | 65 km SSW | 16 | 15 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 65 km NNW of Morogoro | 65 km NNW | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 66 km SW of Morogoro | 65 km SW | 5 | 15 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 66 km ENE of Morogoro | 66 km ENE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Morogoro is from the E at 14 km/h (gusts 32 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 67% and the temperature 26°C.
Morogoro 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 Morogoro 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.