Colfax County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
400 acres Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
934 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+534 acres
was 400 acres · Jul 28, 8:01 PM
|
+534 acres
in 20 days
|
| Containment |
90% Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+10 percent
was 90% · Aug 11, 8:01 PM
|
+10 percent
in 6 days
|
| Crew size |
37 Aug 8, 5:00 PM
|
58
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+21
was 37 · Aug 8, 5:00 PM
|
+21
in 9 days
|
| Money spent |
$950,000 Aug 7, 10:00 AM
|
$1.2M
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+$298,137
was $950,000 · Aug 7, 10:00 AM
|
+$298,137
in 10 days
|
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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.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 12:01 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.
Today
81°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 49% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Smoke
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 9% chance of rain
Tuesday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 14% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
60°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 mph W · 5% chance of rain
Wednesday
86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 34% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 12:05 p.m. CDT.
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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:
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