Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
139 acres Jul 28, 8:01 PM
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139 acres
Jul 28, 8:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Kuskokwim Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 139 acres (about 106 football fields). It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, July 28th at 8:01 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.
This Afternoon
64°F · Sunny
Wind 0 mph · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
42°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
67°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
44°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
70°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, July 28th at 8:08 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.
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 2 other active fires, closest first:
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