Little Kentucky Fire

Otero County, New Mexico · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 31, 9:00 AM	0 acres Aug 31, 10:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Little Kentucky Fire summary

The Little Kentucky Fire is a wildfire near Otero County, New Mexico. 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 31, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 9:00 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

77°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SW · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 8 mph SSE · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

74°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 7 mph WSW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday Night

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SSE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

75°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 9:05 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 Little Kentucky Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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