Is there a fire near Phagwāra right now?
Wildfires near Phagwāra
Updated
16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 33 km NNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:14 pm local (2026-10-25 07:44 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Phagwāra, Punjab, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 16 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 33 km NNW 19 km NNE of Jalandhar
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 28 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 9 MW low-intensity
Fires near Phagwāra right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 28 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Phagwāra, Punjab, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 33 km NNW of the city centre (19 km NNE of Jalandhar), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 5 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 44 km NW (25 km NNW of Jalandhar) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across India there are 707 fire clusters in the same window, 34 of them in Punjab.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km NNE of Jalandhar | 33 km NNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 22 km ENE of Ludhiana | 38 km SE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 25 km NNW of Jalandhar | 44 km NW | 4 | 9 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 29 km N of Jalandhar | 46 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 25 km WNW of Jalandhar | 47 km WNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 37 km N of Khanna | 48 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 32 km SE of Batāla | 51 km NW | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 36 km N of Jalandhar | 52 km NNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 29 km SSE of Batāla | 60 km NW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 37 km E of Batāla | 60 km NNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 47 km N of Moga | 62 km W | 4 | 6 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 30 km ESE of Amritsar | 67 km WNW | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 33 km SSE of Amritsar | 71 km WNW | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sun 1:14 pm |
| 23 km E of Batāla | 74 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 pm |
| 24 km SSE of Amritsar | 79 km WNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:33 pm | Sat 1:33 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 Phagwāra 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
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.