Lake County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The Ma #10 Fire is a wildfire near Lake County, Oregon. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 2 days ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 20th at 6:48 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.
Today
82°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 6 to 10 mph SW · 21% chance of rain
Tonight
52°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 10 mph WNW · 16% chance of rain
Tuesday
89°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 0 to 7 mph SE · 19% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
53°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 6 mph NNW · 19% chance of rain
Wednesday
90°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 43% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 20th at 8:05 a.m. CDT.
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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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