Rabbit Ear East Fire

Union County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
1,000 acres
Aug 24, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Rabbit Ear East Fire summary

The Rabbit Ear East Fire is a wildfire near Union County, New Mexico. It has burned about 1,000 acres (about 758 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
1,000 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 23, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

Today

96°F · Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

64°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 47% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

92°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tuesday Night

62°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 10 to 15 mph NW · 63% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NE · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 1:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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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