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Jay Creek Fire

Delta County, Colorado · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported yesterday

Jay Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Jay Creek Fire summary

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The Jay Creek Fire is a wildfire near Delta County, Colorado. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 20, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 20th at 8:00 a.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

98°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

66°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph NE · 38% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

98°F · Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph SSE · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Tuesday Night

64°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph ENE · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday

92°F · Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 63% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 20th at 8:06 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.

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