Pajarito Canyon Fire

Los Alamos County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)

First reported yesterday

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 31, 10:00 AM	0 acres Aug 31, 10:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Pajarito Canyon Fire summary

The Pajarito Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 30, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 10:00 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

75°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph N · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

50°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph NW · 48% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

74°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday Night

51°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 mph NW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

75°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 10:04 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.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Pajarito Canyon Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in New Mexico →

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