Big Hat Fire

Lemhi County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Last report Now Change
Size
1 acres
Jul 22, 5:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

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Big Hat Fire summary

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The Big Hat Fire is a wildfire near Lemhi County, Idaho. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 22, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:00 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.

This Afternoon

81°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph W · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

82°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 to 6 mph SSW · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

62°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 1 to 5 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 17 mph SW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:06 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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