No longer in the daily fire updates. The Patterson Fire last appeared in an official report on July 25, at under 1 acre 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 →

Patterson Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 25, 12:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Patterson Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Patterson Fire summary

The Patterson 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.

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 11:00 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.

Today

83°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

58°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 mph · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

83°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 78% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

58°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph W · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

83°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 25th at 11:05 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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