Is there a fire near Queenstown right now?
Wildfires near Queenstown
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Queenstown in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 183 km NE, 113 km NNW of Mthatha.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 183 km NE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- E 13 km/h gusts 25 km/h, humidity 96%
Fires near Queenstown right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 183 km NE (113 km NNW of Mthatha), 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 South Africa there are 94 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Eastern Cape.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Queenstown is from the E at 13 km/h (gusts 25 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 96% and the temperature 14°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Queenstown 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.