Is there a fire near New Plymouth right now?
Wildfires near New Plymouth
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 50 km SSE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:40 am local (2026-10-25 13:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Pacific/Auckland).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 50 km SSE 50 km SSE of New Plymouth
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 13 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- W 15 km/h gusts 26 km/h, humidity 91%
Fires near New Plymouth right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand in the last 48 h. The closest is 50 km SSE of the city centre (50 km SSE of New Plymouth), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 13 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.
Across New Zealand there are 15 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Taranaki Region.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 km SSE of New Plymouth | 50 km SSE | 2 | 13 MW | Sun 3:19 pm | Mon 2:40 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at New Plymouth is from the W at 15 km/h (gusts 26 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 91% and the temperature 14°C.
New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth 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.
Wildfires near other cities
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.