Is there a fire near Port Harcourt right now?
Wildfires near Port Harcourt
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 14 km SSE, 3 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:40 pm local (2026-10-25 12:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Lagos).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 14 km SSE 9 km S of Okrika
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 17 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 7 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 93%
Fires near Port Harcourt right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 17 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria in the last 24 h. The closest is 14 km SSE of the city centre (9 km S of Okrika), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 Nigeria there are 188 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Rivers State.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km S of Okrika | 14 km SSE | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 19 km ENE of Okrika | 25 km ENE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 22 km SSW of Okrika | 26 km S | 2 | 11 MW | Sun 1:40 pm | Sun 1:40 pm |
| 24 km SSW of Buguma | 36 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 26 km SW of Buguma | 42 km SW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 29 km WSW of Buguma | 47 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 35 km SW of Buguma | 51 km SW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 45 km SW of Owerri | 54 km NNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 45 km SSW of Buguma | 58 km SW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 27 km SE of Ogbia | 63 km WSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 11 km NNE of Yenagoa | 78 km WNW | 3 | 1 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Port Harcourt is from the WSW at 7 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 93% and the temperature 26°C.
Port Harcourt 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 Port Harcourt 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.