Carter County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
52 acres Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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52 acres
Jul 23, 8:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Potato Butte Fire is a wildfire near Carter County, Montana. It has burned about 52 acres (about 40 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 23rd at 8:01 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.
Tonight
64°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Wind 7 mph S · 16% chance of rain
Friday
98°F · Sunny
Wind 8 to 13 mph WSW · 7% chance of rain
Friday Night
69°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 9 mph W · 15% chance of rain
Saturday
104°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 8 mph SSW · 3% chance of rain
Saturday Night
72°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 mph SW · 19% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 23rd at 8:05 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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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