Weld County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
368 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — |
$1,000
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
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The 49 Fire is a wildfire near Weld County, Colorado. It has burned about 368 acres (about 279 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 months ago. A Type 4 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 6:00 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.
This Afternoon
104°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 10 mph NNW · 13% chance of rain
Tonight
62°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 7 to 10 mph WSW · 13% chance of rain
Sunday
102°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 7 to 13 mph NW · 10% chance of rain
Sunday Night
61°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 14 mph W · 12% chance of rain
Monday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 12 mph NW · 12% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.
A Type 4 IC is running this fire. About $1,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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