Is there a fire near Palmerston North right now?
Wildfires near Palmerston North
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Palmerston North in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 103 km N, 83 km NE of Whanganui.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Pacific/Auckland).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 103 km N
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- NW 26 km/h gusts 49 km/h, humidity 83%
Fires near Palmerston North right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 103 km N (83 km NE of Whanganui), with 1 detection. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across New Zealand there are 15 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Manawatu-Wanganui.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Palmerston North is from the NW at 26 km/h (gusts 49 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 83% and the temperature 14°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Palmerston North 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.