Greenlee County, Arizona · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 9, 11:00 AM
|
0 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Salt Fire is a wildfire near Greenlee County, Arizona. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 13 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 9th 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
85°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 15 mph SSW · 40% chance of rain
Tonight
63°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph NW · 40% chance of rain
Monday
85°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 6 mph WSW · 44% chance of rain
Monday Night
61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph NNW · 36% chance of rain
Tuesday
83°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 2 to 7 mph WNW · 62% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 9th at 11:03 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.
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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