No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hughes Canyon Fire last appeared in an official report on September 2, 2026, at 94 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hughes Canyon Fire

Guadalupe County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (14 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
94 acres
Sep 16, 4:00 AM
−106 acres
was 200 acres · Jul 24, 2:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Hughes Canyon Fire and other nearby fires

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Hughes Canyon Fire summary

The Hughes Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It has burned about 94 acres (about 71 football fields). It was first reported about 8 weeks ago.

Size
94 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 10th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

Today

91°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

64°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

67°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 10th at 1:01 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.

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