Montezuma County, Colorado · Wildfire
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The Ferris Fire is a wildfire near Montezuma County, Colorado. It has burned about 64,881 acres (about 49,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 71% of its edge; the other 29% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 818 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
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
79°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 mph SE · 69% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 33% chance of rain
Sunday
81°F · Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 57% chance of rain
Sunday Night
62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph ENE · 14% chance of rain
Monday
83°F · Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 53% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 818 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $32 million has been spent on it so far.
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