No longer in the daily fire updates. The Sombrero Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, 2026, at 19,204 acres and 80% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Sombrero Fire

Humboldt County, Nevada · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
19,204 acres
Oct 9, 7:00 AM
−796 acres
was 20,000 acres · Aug 27, 12:00 PM
Containment
80%
Oct 9, 7:00 AM
+30 percent
was 50% · Aug 27, 6:00 PM
Crew size
36
Oct 9, 7:00 AM
+18
was 18 · Aug 27, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$800,000
Oct 9, 7:00 AM
+$200,000
was $600,000 · Aug 27, 6:00 PM

Sombrero Fire and other nearby fires

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Sombrero Fire summary

The Sombrero Fire is a wildfire near Humboldt County, Nevada. It has burned about 19,204 acres (about 15,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 80% of its edge; the other 20% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 36 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
19,204 acres
Containment
80%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Tonight —
66°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 8% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
76°F · Scattered Rain Showers
Wind 10 mph SSW · 48% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
57°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 60% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
Saturday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 6% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph WNW · 4% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 9:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 36 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $800,000 has been spent on it so far.

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