Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire
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The Lac-309106 Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 8:00 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.
Tonight
70°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
91°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 1% chance of rain
Sunday Night
66°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Monday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
67°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 8:11 p.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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