No longer in the daily fire updates. The Snipe Hollow Fire last appeared in an official report on August 29, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Snipe Hollow Fire

Coconino County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 29, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 29, 2:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Snipe Hollow Fire and other nearby fires

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Snipe Hollow Fire summary

The Snipe Hollow Fire is a wildfire near Coconino County, Arizona. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 29, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 1:00 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

73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 16 mph SW · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

50°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 13 mph SW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 to 18 mph SW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

47°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 8 to 12 mph SW · 62% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Monday

67°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 mph S · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 1:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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