Race Way Fire, Texas: 20 Acres, 20% Contained, Map & Info

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	20 acres Sep 1, 8:00 PM	—
Containment	—	20% Sep 1, 8:00 PM	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Race Way Fire summary

The Race Way Fire is a wildfire near Parker County, Texas. It has burned about 20 acres (about 15 football fields). Crews have boxed in 20% of its edge; the other 80% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size: 20 acres
Containment: 20%
Discovered: September 1, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, September 1st at 6:00 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.

Tonight

75°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

100°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Wednesday Night

74°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

99°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

74°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSE · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, September 1st at 6:04 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

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 Race Way Fire

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

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