Is there a fire near Muzaffargarh right now?
Wildfires near Muzaffargarh
Updated
10 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 31 km ESE, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:24 pm local (2026-10-25 09:24 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 10 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 31 km ESE 21 km ENE of Shujaabad
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 66 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 41 MW moderate
- Wind now
- NNE 6 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 71%
Fires near Muzaffargarh right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 66 thermal hotspots in 10 separate clusters within 80 km of Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 31 km ESE of the city centre (21 km ENE of Shujaabad), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 7 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 61 km NE (32 km NE of Qadirpur Ran) with 37 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Pakistan there are 161 fire clusters in the same window, 134 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 km ENE of Shujaabad | 31 km ESE | 3 | 7 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 11 km S of Qadirpur Ran | 49 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:25 am | Sun 1:25 am |
| 9 km N of Dera Ghazi Khan | 53 km W | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:08 am | Sun 3:08 am |
| 26 km N of Dera Ghazi Khan | 55 km WNW | 13 | 14 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 40 km SE of Multan | 55 km ESE | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 13 km NNW of Lodhran | 59 km SE | 4 | 5 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 32 km NE of Qadirpur Ran | 61 km NE | 37 | 41 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 14 km E of Qadirpur Ran | 64 km ENE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 22 km ESE of Qadirpur Ran | 69 km ENE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 24 km WSW of Jalalpur Pirwala | 77 km SSW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Muzaffargarh is from the NNE at 6 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 71% and the temperature 21°C.
Muzaffargarh 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 Muzaffargarh 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.