Phillips County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
10 acres
Jul 26, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Fourmile Fire is a wildfire near Phillips County, Montana. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It was first reported 2 days ago. We're also tracking 4 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
97°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 8 to 15 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
64°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 8 mph N · 7% chance of rain
Monday
96°F · Haze
Wind 9 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
63°F · Haze then Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 7 mph NNE · 4% chance of rain
Tuesday
100°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph E · 3% 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 4 other active fires, closest first:
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