Shoe Fire initially started 1:18 p.m. Oct. 9 in Shasta County.

There is a slight chance of rain Tuesday night, but the weather service has issued a fire weather watch that will take effect later this week.

A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres and prompted evacuations since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.The Shoe Fire northwest of Shasta Lake,

The Shoe Fire burning northeast of Shasta Lake in northern California has grown to 400 acres. The vegetation fire is burning on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the Sulanharas Creek near the Madrone Campground.

Shoe Fire initially started 1:18 p.m. Oct. 9 in Shasta County.

A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.