Is there a fire near Winejok right now?
Wildfires near Winejok
Updated
25 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 31 km NE, 3 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:35 am local (2026-10-25 23:35 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Winejok, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Juba).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 25 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 31 km NE 31 km NE of Winejok
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 151 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 21 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSW 14 km/h gusts 25 km/h, humidity 59%
Fires near Winejok right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 151 thermal hotspots in 25 separate clusters within 80 km of Winejok, Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan in the last 24 h. The closest is 31 km NE of the city centre (31 km NE of Winejok), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 7 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 70 km WSW (93 km WSW of Winejok) with 76 detections; first seen Sun 1 pm and last seen Mon 1 am local time.
Across South Sudan there are 356 fire clusters in the same window, 142 of them in Northern Bahr al Ghazal.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 km NE of Winejok | 31 km NE | 3 | 7 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 41 km WSW of Winejok | 40 km WSW | 9 | 15 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 43 km SSW of Winejok | 42 km SSW | 3 | 9 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 47 km W of Winejok | 45 km W | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 45 km SW of Winejok | 45 km SW | 3 | 4 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 48 km WSW of Winejok | 48 km WSW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 53 km WNW of Winejok | 53 km WNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 59 km SSW of Winejok | 54 km SSW | 8 | 18 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 54 km E of Winejok | 54 km E | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 58 km S of Winejok | 56 km S | 4 | 19 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 61 km SSE of Winejok | 58 km SSE | 7 | 15 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 58 km SSW of Winejok | 58 km SSW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 62 km W of Winejok | 61 km W | 3 | 11 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
| 68 km W of Winejok | 67 km W | 4 | 3 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Mon 1:35 am |
| 68 km SSW of Winejok | 68 km SSW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:00 pm | Sun 1:00 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Winejok is from the SSW at 14 km/h (gusts 25 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNE. Relative humidity is 59% and the temperature 27°C.
Winejok 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 Winejok 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.