Ox 109 Fire

Torrance County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 19, 7:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Ox 109 Fire and other nearby fires

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Ox 109 Fire summary

The Ox 109 Fire is a wildfire near Torrance County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 19, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 19th at 7:01 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.

Tonight

61°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph N · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

84°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday Night

60°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph E · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

84°F · Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

62°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 7:09 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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