Washita County, Oklahoma · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
25 acres
Aug 22, 5:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Cloud Chief Fire is a wildfire near Washita County, Oklahoma. It has burned about 25 acres (about 19 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 5:00 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.
This Afternoon
107°F · Sunny
Wind 8 mph SE · 13% chance of rain
Tonight
75°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 6 to 9 mph SE · 13% chance of rain
Sunday
107°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 6 to 12 mph SE · 3% chance of rain
Sunday Night
82°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 14 mph S · 2% chance of rain
Monday
108°F · Sunny
Wind 12 to 15 mph WSW · 2% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 5:09 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 7 other active fires, closest first:
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