Yavapai County, Arizona · Wildfire
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The Pocket Fire is a wildfire near Yavapai County, Arizona. It has burned about 27,393 acres (about 21,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 208 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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
83°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph W · 76% chance of rain
Tonight
64°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 3 mph N · 53% chance of rain
Sunday
87°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 3 mph W · 63% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 42% chance of rain
Monday
88°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 mph W · 64% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:31 p.m. CDT.
About 208 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $59 million has been spent on it so far.
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