Goat Fire

Lincoln County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 3, 11:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Goat Fire and other nearby fires

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Goat Fire summary

The Goat Fire is a wildfire near Lincoln County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 2, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

Today

85°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 20 mph SW · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

68°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

83°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph E · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tuesday Night

63°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

83°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 1:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

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