San Juan County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 31, 6:00 PM
|
0 acres
Jul 31, 6:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Grimes Fire is a wildfire near San Juan County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 6:00 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
76°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph SW · 10% chance of rain
Saturday
72°F · Light Rain Likely
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 60% chance of rain
Saturday Night
53°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 13 mph WSW · 8% chance of rain
Sunday
69°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph WSW · 4% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 5:05 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 3 other active fires, closest first:
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