Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 23, 4:01 PM
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0 acres
Jul 23, 5:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Hog Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 4:01 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
72°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 14% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph SE · 14% chance of rain
Friday
77°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph W · 36% chance of rain
Friday Night
58°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph NE · 24% chance of rain
Saturday
74°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 87% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 4:05 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:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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