Hawaii County, Hawaii · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
500 acres
Jul 26, 6:00 PM
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| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Kawaihae Road Fire is a wildfire near Hawaii County, Hawaii. It has burned about 500 acres (about 379 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 26th 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
88°F · Isolated Rain Showers
Wind 16 to 21 mph ENE · 16% chance of rain
Tonight
69°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 9 to 17 mph ENE · 14% chance of rain
Monday
89°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 mph NE · 12% chance of rain
Monday Night
71°F · Partly Cloudy then Isolated Rain Showers
Wind 7 to 10 mph ENE · 15% chance of rain
Tuesday
90°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 3 to 9 mph NNE · 43% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 26th at 6:05 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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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