No longer in the daily fire updates. The Antelope Fire last appeared in an official report on August 9, 2026, at 2,091 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Antelope Fire

San Luis Obispo County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 9, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	600 acres Aug 8, 10:00 PM	2,091 acres Sep 22, 11:00 PM +1,491 acres was 600 acres · Aug 8, 10:00 PM	+1,491 acres in about 2 months
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Antelope Fire and other nearby fires

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Antelope Fire summary

The Antelope Fire is a wildfire near San Luis Obispo County, California. It has burned about 2,091 acres (about 2,000 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size: 2,091 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 8, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 9th at 4:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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	Day	Night
Overnight	—	65°F · Clear Wind 5 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday	103°F · Sunny Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry	62°F · Mostly Clear Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Monday	96°F · Sunny Wind 10 to 15 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	59°F · Mostly Clear Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 9th at 4:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Antelope Fire

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