No longer in the daily fire updates. The Claudill Fire last appeared in an official report on August 25, at 100 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Claudill Fire

Roosevelt County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported 3 days ago
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Size
100 acres
Aug 25, 10:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Claudill Fire and other nearby fires

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Claudill Fire summary

The Claudill Fire is a wildfire near Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It has burned about 100 acres (about 76 football fields). It was first reported 3 days ago.

Size
100 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 9:00 a.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

101°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NE · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Some rain

Tonight

67°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph NE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

97°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

65°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 15 mph E · 64% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

94°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph E · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 9:08 a.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.

Where to get live updates

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