Bright Light Fire

Stonewall County, Texas · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (42 minutes ago)

First reported yesterday

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	50 acres Sep 4, 7:00 PM	—
Containment	0% Sep 4, 6:00 PM	5% Sep 4, 7:00 PM +5 percent was 0% · Sep 4, 6:00 PM	+5 percent in about 1 hour
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Bright Light Fire summary

The Bright Light Fire is a wildfire near Stonewall County, Texas. It has burned about 50 acres (about 38 football fields). Crews have boxed in 5% of its edge; the other 95% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size: 50 acres
Containment: 5%
Discovered: September 4, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 7:00 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

74°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSE · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

101°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

75°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday

100°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Sunday Night

76°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 7:04 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 Bright Light Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

North Wick Fire · 70 mi away 10 acres, 90% contained

See all active fires in Texas →

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