Is there a fire near Sumedang right now?

Wildfires near Sumedang

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5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 17 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:10 pm local (2026-10-24 06:10 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Jakarta).

Fire clusters within 80 km
5 last 48 h
Nearest fire
17 km NNE 17 km NNE of Sumedang
Hotspot detections nearby
5 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
12 MW low-intensity
Wind now
SSW 6 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 95%

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Fires near Sumedang right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 5 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 17 km NNE of the city centre (17 km NNE of Sumedang), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 12 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.

Across Indonesia there are 943 fire clusters in the same window, 5 of them in West Java.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
17 km NNE of Sumedang17 km NNE112 MWSat 1:10 pmSat 1:10 pm
10 km ESE of Paseh29 km S16 MWSat 1:10 pmSat 1:10 pm
26 km SW of Indramayu48 km NE18 MWSat 1:10 pmSat 1:10 pm
15 km SSW of Indramayu60 km NE19 MWSat 1:10 pmSat 1:10 pm
12 km WSW of Astanajapura67 km E15 MWSat 1:10 pmSat 1:10 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Sumedang is from the SSW at 6 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNE. Relative humidity is 95% and the temperature 22°C.

Sumedang 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 Sumedang 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.