Mendocino County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 1, 11:00 PM
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0 acres
Aug 1, 11:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Madrone Ct Brooktrails Fire is a wildfire near Mendocino County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 1st at 11:00 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.
Tonight
54°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 6 to 9 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 8 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
57°F · Clear
Wind 8 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Monday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 8 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
63°F · Clear
Wind 2 to 8 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 1st at 11:05 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 5 other active fires, closest first:
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