No longer in the daily fire updates. The Potato Butte Fire last appeared in an official report on July 25, 2026, at 52 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Potato Butte Fire

Carter County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (3 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	52 acres Aug 2, 3:00 PM	52 acres Oct 12, 9:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Potato Butte Fire and other nearby fires

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Potato Butte Fire summary

The Potato Butte Fire is a wildfire near Carter County, Montana. It has burned about 52 acres (about 40 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago.

Size: 52 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: July 23, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 2nd at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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	Day	Night
This Afternoon	92°F · Patchy Smoke Wind 10 mph N · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry	63°F · Areas Of Smoke Wind 9 to 13 mph NNE · 3% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Monday	78°F · Areas Of Smoke Wind 13 to 24 mph NNW · 2% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry	48°F · Patchy Smoke Wind 2 to 20 mph NW · 0% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday	75°F · Sunny Wind 5 mph WNW · 0% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 2nd at 3:03 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.

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