Horse Fire now over 2250 acres; calmer winds and rain possible aid today – Oil City News

Aerial view of the Horse Fire in western Wyoming June 19, 2025 (Bridger-Teton National Forest Facebook) PINEDALE, Wyo. — After a day of growth fueled by erratic winds, the Horse Fire in western Wyoming is now 2,251 acres in size and only 13% contained. A new low-pressure system to the north could, however, bring calmer winds, lower temps and some much-needed rain over the affected area today. According to the Bridger-Teton National Forest in its most recent Facebook update on the fire, growth yesterday was fueled by strong and unpredictable winds that flung out embers. Today, though, the weather could be on the side of containment efforts. The Horse Fire, which is situated in the northern half of the Wyoming Range 10 miles west of Merna, Wyoming and approximately 35 miles west of Pinedale, Wyoming, will be at the very southern extent of a new low-pressure system that will make its way across northern Wyoming today. “The result will be increasingly western wind through the daylight hours Sunday, with a chance for showers mainly during the early morning and again after 1 p.m.,” the forest said on Facebook. “This low-pressure system moves away from the region Sunday night, leaving improving
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