Is there a fire near Saurimo right now?
Wildfires near Saurimo
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 56 km SSE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:36 pm local (2026-10-25 12:36 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Saurimo, Lunda Sul, Angola, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Luanda).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 56 km SSE 56 km SSE of Saurimo
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 11 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 69%
Fires near Saurimo right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Saurimo, Lunda Sul, Angola in the last 48 h. The closest is 56 km SSE of the city centre (56 km SSE of Saurimo), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Across Angola there are 452 fire clusters in the same window, 3 of them in Lunda Sul.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 km SSE of Saurimo | 56 km SSE | 2 | 11 MW | Sun 1:36 pm | Sun 1:36 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Saurimo is from the NNW at 11 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 69% and the temperature 24°C.
Saurimo 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 Saurimo 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.