Rayado Mesa Fire

Colfax County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (6 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
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Size
934 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+534 acres
was 400 acres · Jul 28, 8:01 PM
Containment
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+10 percent
was 90% · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
Crew size
58
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+21
was 37 · Aug 8, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$1.2M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$298,137
was $950,000 · Aug 7, 10:00 AM

Rayado Mesa Fire and other nearby fires

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Rayado Mesa Fire summary

The Rayado Mesa Fire is a wildfire near Colfax County, New Mexico. It has burned about 934 acres (about 708 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 58 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
934 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 27, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 12:01 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.

Today

81°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 49% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

58°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Smoke

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

85°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 58 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Rayado Mesa Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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