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Lilley Fire

Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported 4 days ago

Lilley Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Lilley Fire summary

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The Lilley Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 4 days ago. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 15, 2026 (first reported 4 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.

This Afternoon

81°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

54°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 10 mph NW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

81°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 89% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

54°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph NW · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

81°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 83% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:34 p.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.

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Nearby fires to Lilley Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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