Meade County, South Dakota · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Jul 23, 5:01 PM
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0 acres
Jul 23, 5:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Cardinal Fire is a wildfire near Meade County, South Dakota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 6 months ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 5:01 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
78°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 6 mph SE · 57% chance of rain
Tonight
65°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph S · 19% chance of rain
Friday
97°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph N · 3% chance of rain
Friday Night
75°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 9 mph W · 9% chance of rain
Saturday
104°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 12 mph S · 15% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 5:04 p.m. CDT.
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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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