Pueblo County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
3 acres Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
6 acres
Aug 12, 8:00 PM
+3 acres
was 3 acres · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
+3 acres
in about 2 hours
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Sikes Ranch Fire is a wildfire near Pueblo County, Colorado. It has burned about 6 acres (about 5 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th 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
60°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 15 mph W · 17% chance of rain
Thursday
86°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 10 mph ESE · 69% chance of rain
Thursday Night
57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 10 mph WNW · 49% chance of rain
Friday
85°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 76% chance of rain
Friday Night
56°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 60% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 7:12 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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