Is there a fire near Port Macquarie right now?
Bushfires near Port Macquarie, NSW
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Port Macquarie in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 197 km W, 6 km WSW of Tamworth.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Australia/Sydney).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 197 km W
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Wind now
- WSW 2 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 95%
Fires near Port Macquarie right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 197 km W (6 km WSW of Tamworth), 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 Australia there are 313 fire clusters in the same window, 16 of them in New South Wales.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Port Macquarie is from the WSW at 2 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 95% and the temperature 21°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Port Macquarie 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.
Bushfire warnings in Australia are issued by state services; here that is NSW Rural Fire Service (rfs.nsw.gov.au, Hazards Near Me app). Follow the Australian Warning System levels (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning).
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.