Is there a fire near Porirua right now?
Wildfires near Porirua
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Porirua in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 189 km NNW, 50 km SSE of New Plymouth.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Porirua, Wellington Region, 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
- 189 km NNW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- NNW 34 km/h gusts 71 km/h, humidity 87%
Fires near Porirua right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 189 km NNW (50 km SSE of New Plymouth), with 2 detections. 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.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Porirua is from the NNW at 34 km/h (gusts 71 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 87% and the temperature 14°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Porirua 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.