Tige Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 25, 12:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Tige Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Tige Fire summary

The Tige Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 25th at 12:00 a.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.

Tonight

66°F · Mostly Cloudy

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

88°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph E · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Saturday Night

65°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

87°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

64°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph NW · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 25th at 12:05 a.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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Nearby fires to Tige Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:

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