Sioux Fire

St. Louis County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 16 hours ago)

First reported about 8 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	6,832 acres Aug 19, 4:00 PM	6,833 acres Sep 2, 7:00 AM +1 acres was 6,832 acres · Aug 19, 4:00 PM	+1 acres in 14 days
Containment	94% Aug 31, 5:00 PM	97% Sep 2, 7:00 AM +3 percent was 94% · Aug 31, 5:00 PM	+3 percent in 1 day
Crew size	50 Aug 13, 4:00 PM	61 Sep 2, 7:00 AM +11 was 50 · Aug 13, 4:00 PM	+11 in 20 days
Money spent	$8.3M Aug 31, 5:00 PM	$8.4M Sep 2, 7:00 AM +$70,784 was $8.3M · Aug 31, 5:00 PM	+$70,784 in 1 day

Sioux Fire summary

The Sioux Fire is a wildfire near St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has burned about 6,833 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 61 people are on it, run by a NIMO. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 6,833 acres
Containment: 97%
Discovered: July 9, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00 a.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.

Today

77°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 mph · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

56°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 mph SE · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

79°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 5 mph SE · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 61 people are assigned to this fire, run by a NIMO. The government rates it a Type 2 Incident. About $8 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Sioux Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Minnesota →

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