Chaves County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
100 acres
Aug 21, 11:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Mathers Fire is a wildfire near Chaves County, New Mexico. It has burned about 100 acres (about 76 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 21st at 11:01 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
71°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph S · 10% chance of rain
Saturday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 2% chance of rain
Saturday Night
71°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 mph S · 4% chance of rain
Sunday
101°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
72°F · Clear
Wind 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 21st at 11:04 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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:
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