St. Louis County, Minnesota · Wildfire
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The Thumb Fire is a wildfire near St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has burned about 15,394 acres (about 12,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 30 people are on it, run by a NIMO. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
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
84°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
59°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 6% chance of rain
Sunday
88°F · Patchy Smoke then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 22% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph SW · 35% chance of rain
Monday
84°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 79% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 30 people are assigned to this fire, run by a NIMO. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $88,300 has been spent on it so far.
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