Palo Pinto County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
124 acres Aug 4, 7:00 PM
|
150 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+26 acres
was 124 acres · Aug 4, 7:00 PM
|
+26 acres
in 13 days
|
| Containment |
90% Aug 6, 12:00 PM
|
95%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+5 percent
was 90% · Aug 6, 12:00 PM
|
+5 percent
in 11 days
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Sleepy Fire is a wildfire near Palo Pinto County, Texas. It has burned about 150 acres (about 114 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th at 2:00 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.
Today
100°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
77°F · Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Friday
99°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph S · 10% chance of rain
Friday Night
76°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph SSE · 10% chance of rain
Saturday
99°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph S · 7% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 2:04 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:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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