No longer in the daily fire updates. The Culebra Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on July 24, at 4 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 →

Culebra Creek Fire

Costilla County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
4 acres
Jul 24, 7:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Culebra Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Culebra Creek Fire summary

The Culebra Creek Fire is a wildfire near Costilla County, Colorado. It has burned about 4 acres (about 3 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
4 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 6:00 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

79°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph ESE · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

57°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

82°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday Night

59°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

83°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 49% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 6:06 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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