Is there a fire near Ndola right now?
Wildfires near Ndola
Updated
17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km ENE, 1 detection in the last 24 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 Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Lusaka).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 17 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 12 km ENE 12 km ENE of Ndola
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 24 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 10 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- E 11 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 58%
Fires near Ndola right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 24 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia in the last 24 h. The closest is 12 km ENE of the city centre (12 km ENE of Ndola), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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 76 km NNW (33 km NNE of Mufulira) with 4 detections; first seen Sun 2 am and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Zambia there are 566 fire clusters in the same window, 58 of them in Copperbelt.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km ENE of Ndola | 12 km ENE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 23 km NNW of Ndola | 22 km NNW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 33 km NE of Ndola | 32 km NE | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 41 km E of Ndola | 41 km E | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 36 km E of Mufulira | 49 km N | 2 | 10 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 56 km SE of Luanshya | 58 km SSE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:03 am | Sun 2:03 am |
| 59 km ESE of Ndola | 59 km ESE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 32 km SW of Luanshya | 63 km SW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 70 km E of Ndola | 70 km E | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 15 km NNW of Kalulushi | 71 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 38 km SSW of Kalulushi | 71 km WSW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 12 km N of Mufulira | 71 km NW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 54 km ENE of Mufulira | 74 km N | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 75 km SSE of Ndola | 75 km SSE | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 76 km ENE of Ndola | 76 km ENE | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ndola is from the E at 11 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 58% and the temperature 21°C.
Ndola 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 Ndola 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.