No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mmu August Lightning Complex last appeared in an official report on August 12. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mmu August Lightning Complex

Mariposa County, California · Complex (group of fires)

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday

Mmu August Lightning Complex and other nearby fires

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Mmu August Lightning Complex summary

The Mmu August Lightning Complex is a group of wildfires (a “complex”) near Mariposa County, California. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
Not yet reported
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

This Afternoon

90°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 mph SW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

68°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

85°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

62°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 6:10 p.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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