Custer County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
100 acres Jul 26, 3:00 AM
|
350 acres
Jul 26, 11:00 AM
+250 acres
was 100 acres · Jul 26, 3:00 AM
|
+250 acres
in about 8 hours
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Moffitt Dam Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, Montana. It has burned about 350 acres (about 265 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 26th at 11:00 a.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.
Today
102°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 8 to 14 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
70°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 8 mph S · 18% chance of rain
Monday
102°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 3 to 8 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Monday Night
70°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 2 to 8 mph NE · 15% chance of rain
Tuesday
103°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph ESE · 11% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 26th at 11:05 a.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 8 other active fires, closest first:
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