Stout Fire, New Mexico: 30 Acres, Map & Info

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	30 acres Sep 16, 5:00 AM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Stout Fire summary

The Stout Fire is a wildfire near Curry County, New Mexico. It has burned about 30 acres (about 23 football fields). It was first reported about 5 months ago.

Size: 30 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: April 26, 2026 (first reported about 5 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 10th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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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

91°F · Partly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

65°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

96°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

66°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

98°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 10th at 11:04 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 Stout Fire

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

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