Southern Glades Fire

Miami-Dade County, Florida · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 2, 8:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Southern Glades Fire and other nearby fires

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Southern Glades Fire summary

The Southern Glades Fire is a wildfire near Miami-Dade County, Florida. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 2, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 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

76°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph N · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday

92°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 7 mph S · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Thursday Night

78°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 5 mph SE · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Friday

91°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 7 mph SE · 73% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Rain likely

Friday Night

78°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 6 mph SE · 73% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:11 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

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Nearby fires to Southern Glades Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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