Socorro County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
30 acres Aug 5, 9:00 AM
|
40 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+10 acres
was 30 acres · Aug 5, 9:00 AM
|
+10 acres
in 12 days
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The M Mountain Fire is a wildfire near Socorro County, New Mexico. It has burned about 40 acres (about 30 football fields). It was first reported 12 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 11:00 a.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
79°F · Partly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 51% chance of rain
Tonight
63°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 27% chance of rain
Friday
83°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 28% chance of rain
Friday Night
64°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 35% chance of rain
Saturday
84°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 34% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 11:04 a.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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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