Gillespie County, Texas · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
50 acres Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
95 acres
Aug 8, 7:00 PM
+45 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
+45 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment |
25% Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
60%
Aug 8, 7:00 PM
+35 percent
was 25% · Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
+35 percent
in about 1 hour
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Windy Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Gillespie County, Texas. It has burned about 95 acres (about 72 football fields). Crews have boxed in 60% of its edge; the other 40% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 7:00 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.
Tonight
70°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 8% chance of rain
Sunday
92°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Sunday Night
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Monday
92°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Monday Night
72°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 7:06 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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