San Juan County, Utah · Wildfire
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The Babylon Fire is a wildfire near San Juan County, Utah. It has burned about 107,173 acres (about 81,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 82% of its edge; the other 18% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 907 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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
73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 mph NNW · 58% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE · 50% chance of rain
Sunday
76°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 49% chance of rain
Sunday Night
61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 26% chance of rain
Monday
77°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 26% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 907 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $48 million has been spent on it so far.
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