Dark Canyon Fire

King County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (37 minutes ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	15 acres Aug 25, 10:00 AM	—
Containment	0% Aug 25, 9:00 AM	15% Aug 25, 10:00 AM +15 percent was 0% · Aug 25, 9:00 AM	+15 percent in about 1 hour
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Dark Canyon Fire summary

The Dark Canyon Fire is a wildfire near King County, Texas. It has burned about 15 acres (about 11 football fields). Crews have boxed in 15% of its edge; the other 85% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size: 15 acres
Containment: 15%
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 10:00 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

108°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

77°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

100°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Wednesday Night

73°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NNE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

96°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph NNE · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 10:04 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Dark Canyon Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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