Huerfano County, Colorado · Wildfire
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The Sheep Head Fire is a wildfire near Huerfano County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,322 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 24 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.
This Afternoon
81°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 7% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph NNW · 3% chance of rain
Sunday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph ENE · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
57°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 24 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $740,000 has been spent on it so far.
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