Is there a fire near Watampone right now?
Wildfires near Watampone
Updated
17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km SSE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:53 pm local (2026-10-25 05:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Makassar).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 17 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 18 km SSE 18 km SSE of Watampone
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 36 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 26 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 11 km/h gusts 25 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Watampone right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 36 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 18 km SSE of the city centre (18 km SSE of Watampone), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 clusters are 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 42 km SSW (46 km SSW of Watampone) with 7 detections; first seen Sat 2 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Indonesia there are 979 fire clusters in the same window, 57 of them in South Sulawesi.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km SSE of Watampone | 18 km SSE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 20 km SSW of Watampone | 20 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:13 am | Sun 1:13 am |
| 26 km W of Watampone | 26 km W | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 27 km NW of Watampone | 27 km NW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 35 km SW of Watampone | 35 km SW | 3 | 3 MW | Sun 1:13 am | Sun 1:13 am |
| 38 km NW of Watampone | 37 km NW | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 42 km NNW of Watampone | 42 km NNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 46 km SSW of Watampone | 42 km SSW | 7 | 12 MW | Sat 2:10 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 50 km NNW of Watampone | 50 km NNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 49 km SE of Parepare | 52 km WNW | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 60 km WSW of Watampone | 59 km WSW | 2 | 12 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 60 km SSW of Watampone | 60 km SSW | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:10 pm | Sat 2:10 pm |
| 54 km E of Parepare | 64 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 35 km SE of Parepare | 64 km WNW | 1 | 26 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
| 64 km NNW of Watampone | 64 km NNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Watampone is from the SSE at 11 km/h (gusts 25 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature 30°C.
Watampone 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 Watampone 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.