Is there a fire near Mtwara right now?
Wildfires near Mtwara
Updated
15 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km SE, 7 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 Mtwara, Tanzania, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 15 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km SE 13 km SE of Mtwara
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 396 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 214 MW intense
- Wind now
- SE 10 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 88%
Fires near Mtwara right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 396 thermal hotspots in 15 separate clusters within 80 km of Mtwara, Tanzania in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km SE of the city centre (13 km SE of Mtwara), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 6 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 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 18 km WSW (52 km WSW of Mtwara) with 245 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Tanzania there are 938 fire clusters in the same window, 111 of them in Mtwara.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km SE of Mtwara | 9 km SE | 7 | 6 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 52 km WSW of Mtwara | 18 km WSW | 245 | 156 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 21 km WNW of Mtwara | 21 km WNW | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 32 km S of Mtwara | 32 km S | 1 | 13 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 47 km SE of Mtwara | 47 km SE | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 49 km S of Mtwara | 49 km S | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 51 km WNW of Mtwara | 51 km WNW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 52 km SE of Mtwara | 51 km SE | 4 | 214 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 63 km S of Mtwara | 62 km S | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 62 km SE of Mtwara | 62 km SE | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 64 km SSE of Mtwara | 63 km SSE | 6 | 8 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 64 km WNW of Mtwara | 64 km WNW | 2 | 19 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 92 km NW of Mtwara | 64 km NW | 111 | 201 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 71 km SW of Mtwara | 71 km SW | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
| 77 km SSE of Mtwara | 74 km SSE | 10 | 27 MW | Sat 2:15 pm | Sat 2:15 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Mtwara is from the SE at 10 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NW. Relative humidity is 88% and the temperature 25°C.
Mtwara 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 Mtwara 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.