No longer in the daily fire updates. The Upshur 7731 Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, at 10 acres and 50% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Upshur 7731 Fire

Upshur County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
10 acres
Aug 27, 4:00 PM
+5 acres
was 5 acres · Aug 27, 2:00 PM
Containment
50%
Aug 27, 4:00 PM
+20 percent
was 30% · Aug 27, 2:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent —

Upshur 7731 Fire and other nearby fires

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Upshur 7731 Fire summary

The Upshur 7731 Fire is a wildfire near Upshur County, Texas. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). Crews have boxed in 50% of its edge; the other 50% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
10 acres
Containment
50%
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 3:00 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

96°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

72°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

96°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

72°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 3:04 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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