Is there a fire near Palopo right now?
Wildfires near Palopo
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 13 km NNE, 3 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:53 pm local (2026-10-25 05:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Makassar).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 13 km NNE 17 km NNE of Palopo
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 6 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 13 MW low-intensity
Fires near Palopo right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 6 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Palopo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia in the last 24 h. The closest is 13 km NNE of the city centre (17 km NNE of Palopo), with 3 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.
Across Indonesia there are 584 fire clusters in the same window, 51 of them in South Sulawesi.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km NNE of Palopo | 13 km NNE | 3 | 6 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 18 km W of Palopo | 17 km W | 2 | 13 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 25 km SSE of Palopo | 25 km SSE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Palopo 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.