Is there a fire near Ressano Garcia right now?
Wildfires near Ressano Garcia
Updated
13 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 16 km NNE, 7 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:32 pm local (2026-10-25 12:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Ressano Garcia, Maputo Province, Mozambique, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Maputo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 13 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 16 km NNE 17 km NNE of Ressano Garcia
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 48 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 14 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNE 16 km/h gusts 29 km/h, humidity 46%
Fires near Ressano Garcia right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 48 thermal hotspots in 13 separate clusters within 80 km of Ressano Garcia, Maputo Province, Mozambique in the last 48 h. The closest is 16 km NNE of the city centre (17 km NNE of Ressano Garcia), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 8 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 75 km ENE (78 km ENE of Ressano Garcia) with 10 detections; first seen Sun 2 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.
Across Mozambique there are 900 fire clusters in the same window, 14 of them in Maputo Province.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km NNE of Ressano Garcia | 16 km NNE | 7 | 8 MW | Sat 1:10 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 37 km NW of Matola | 38 km SSE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 33 km N of Matola | 49 km ESE | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 52 km ENE of Ressano Garcia | 52 km ENE | 6 | 10 MW | Sun 12:49 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 64 km NNE of Ressano Garcia | 60 km NNE | 9 | 12 MW | Sun 12:22 am | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 37 km N of Maputo | 60 km ESE | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 61 km ENE of Ressano Garcia | 61 km ENE | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 43 km ESE of Mbombela | 62 km WSW | 2 | 14 MW | Sun 12:49 pm | Sun 12:49 pm |
| 17 km W of Matola | 64 km SSE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 67 km E of Ressano Garcia | 65 km E | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 23 km WSW of Matola | 68 km SSE | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 78 km ENE of Ressano Garcia | 75 km ENE | 10 | 6 MW | Sun 2:32 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 75 km NNE of Maputo | 80 km E | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 12:49 pm | Sun 12:49 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Ressano Garcia is from the NNE at 16 km/h (gusts 29 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 46% and the temperature 29°C.
Ressano Garcia is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Ressano Garcia 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.