Valle Fire, Puerto Rico: 60 Acres, Map & Info

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	60 acres Sep 16, 3:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Valle Fire summary

The Valle Fire is a wildfire near Lajas County, Puerto Rico. It has burned about 60 acres (about 45 football fields). It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size: 60 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

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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

92°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 14 mph ESE · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

76°F · Scattered Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Wind 7 to 10 mph E · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday

92°F · Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 8 to 15 mph ESE · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Friday Night

77°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 6 to 9 mph E · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday

93°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 16 mph ESE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 10:03 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 Valle Fire

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

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