Snake Fire

Culebra County, Puerto Rico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 23, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)
First reported 2 days ago
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Jul 23, 3:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Snake Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Snake Fire summary

The Snake Fire is a wildfire near Culebra County, Puerto Rico. It has burned about 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 21, 2026 (first reported 2 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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

89°F · Haze

Wind 16 mph ESE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

79°F · Haze

Wind 15 to 18 mph ESE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday

87°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 16 to 21 mph E · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Friday Night

79°F · Haze

Wind 16 to 21 mph E · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday

86°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 21 mph E · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 3:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

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