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This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting Kern, California, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,075 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS HNX
Area Forecast Discussion
Moderate to major heat risk Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures potentially exceeding 105 degrees and warm nights.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 1105 AM PDT Mon Jul 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... 1. Moderate to Major Heat Risk on Tuesday and Wednesday.
2. 30% probability of thunderstorms along the high Sierra and eastern Kern deserts through the week.
3. Slow moving mountain thunderstorms can produce excessive rainfall.
4. Dry lightning strikes in the high Sierra this week, 10% probability of occurrence, away from the excessive rainfall.
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.DISCUSSION... Heat Dome high pressure sitting over the upper Mid-West is now shifting back over the West as Central California starts a Heat Wave. As high pressure rebounds over the West, will see temperatures warming, with the addition of humidity, to increase the Heat Risk during the Mid-Week period. While Probability of Exceedance (PoE) of reaching 105 degrees Today will stay below 50 percent, a warm-up is expected as PoE of reaching 105 degrees by Mid-week does goes up to above 60 percent. PoE of 108 degrees will also hit the 10-20 percent range over Kern County. Furthermore, PoE of Minimum temperatures falling below 75 degrees is less then 10 percent. Warm Night. These ingredients and ranges…
- News San Francisco Chronicle
California Fire Map: Track updates on fires across California
- News Sacramento Bee
Update: Wyly Fire in Kern County remains 100% contained by Tuesday evening
- News Modesto Bee
Update: Wyly Fire in Kern County remains 100% contained by Tuesday evening
Show 3 earlier updates
- KBAK News
UPDATE: Wyly fire near Keene burns 1000+ acres as evacuation orders are lifted.
- 23ABC News Bakersfield News
Update: Wyly Fire near Keene burns over 1,000 acres and is 52% contained
- Bakersfield.com News
PHOTO GALLERY: Wyly Fire tops 1,000 acres along Highway 58 SW of Caliente
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.