Wicomico County, Maryland · Wildfire
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The Wango Fire is a wildfire near Wicomico County, Maryland. It has burned about 241 acres (about 183 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
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
94°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 13 mph SW · 61% chance of rain
Tonight
76°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 7 to 12 mph SW · 70% chance of rain
Sunday
88°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 7 mph NW · 8% chance of rain
Sunday Night
68°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 6 mph NE · 4% chance of rain
Monday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph E · 11% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:31 p.m. CDT.
About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC.
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