No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lamar 7643 Fire last appeared in an official report on August 25, at 5 acres and 0% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Lamar 7643 Fire

Lamar County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
5 acres
Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Containment
0%
Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Crew size
Money spent

Lamar 7643 Fire and other nearby fires

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Lamar 7643 Fire summary

The Lamar 7643 Fire is a wildfire near Lamar County, Texas. It has burned about 5 acres (about 4 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
5 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 5:00 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.

This Afternoon

103°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

79°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

101°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph WSW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Some rain

Wednesday Night

74°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

97°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 5:06 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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