Coconino County, Arizona · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 22, 1:00 PM
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0 acres Jul 22, 1:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Elden Fire is a wildfire near Coconino County, Arizona. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 1:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 6 mph S · 76% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph W · 27% chance of rain
Thursday
72°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 53% chance of rain
Thursday Night
62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph W · 12% chance of rain
Friday
76°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 8 mph SW · 52% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 2:06 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:
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