Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire
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The Folgers Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 22 acres (about 17 football fields). It was first reported 12 days ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 19th at 8:00 a.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.
Overnight
45°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 5 mph E · 50% chance of rain
Sunday
58°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 66% chance of rain
Sunday Night
46°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 53% chance of rain
Monday
56°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 32% chance of rain
Monday Night
44°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 10 mph SE · 27% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 19th at 8:04 a.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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