Mora County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
2 acres Aug 8, 11:00 AM
|
50 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+48 acres
was 2 acres · Aug 8, 11:00 AM
|
+48 acres
in 9 days
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Beacon Fire is a wildfire near Mora County, New Mexico. It has burned about 50 acres (about 38 football fields). It was first reported 11 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 12:00 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
75°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 68% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 39% chance of rain
Monday
76°F · Partly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 48% chance of rain
Monday Night
57°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 mph W · 22% chance of rain
Tuesday
82°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 13% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 12:04 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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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