Valle Fire

Lajas County, Puerto Rico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
60 acres
Aug 26, 12:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Valle Fire and other nearby fires

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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's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
60 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 12:00 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.

Today

94°F · Haze then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 8 to 15 mph E · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tonight

76°F · Haze then Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph ENE · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday

94°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 16 mph E · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Thursday Night

76°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 9 mph E · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Friday

94°F · Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers

Wind 7 to 18 mph E · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 11:06 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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Nearby fires to Valle Fire

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

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