Morton County, Kansas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
0 acres
Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Cimarron River Fire is a wildfire near Morton County, Kansas. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 7:01 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.
Tonight
68°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 7 mph SSE · 3% chance of rain
Saturday
102°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Saturday Night
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 13 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain
Sunday
105°F · Sunny
Wind 13 to 16 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 16 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 7:07 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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