Elko County, Nevada · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
250 acres Aug 2, 2:00 PM
|
1,000 acres
Aug 2, 4:00 PM
+750 acres
was 250 acres · Aug 2, 2:00 PM
|
+750 acres
in about 2 hours
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Antelope Creek Fire is a wildfire near Elko County, Nevada. It has burned about 1,000 acres (about 758 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 2nd at 4:00 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
90°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
56°F · Smoke
Wind 15 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 10 to 15 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
52°F · Smoke
Wind 5 to 15 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
88°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 2nd at 3:07 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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