Mesa Redonda Fire

Curry County, New Mexico · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported about 4 months ago
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Size
17 acres
Sep 2, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Mesa Redonda Fire and other nearby fires

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Mesa Redonda Fire summary

The Mesa Redonda Fire is a wildfire near Curry County, New Mexico. It has burned about 17 acres (about 13 football fields). It was first reported about 4 months ago. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
17 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
May 15, 2026 (first reported about 4 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 1:00 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.

Today

96°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

68°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

67°F · Partly Cloudy

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

97°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 1:07 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:

Nearby fires to Mesa Redonda Fire

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

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