Dawson County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
200 acres Jul 26, 12:00 PM
|
292 acres
Jul 26, 2:00 PM
+92 acres
was 200 acres · Jul 26, 12:00 PM
|
+92 acres
in about 2 hours
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Magpie Fire is a wildfire near Dawson County, Montana. It has burned about 292 acres (about 221 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. 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 2:00 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.
Today
99°F · Haze then Areas Of Smoke
Wind 10 to 15 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
68°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 to 9 mph NE · 7% chance of rain
Monday
99°F · Haze
Wind 5 to 12 mph E · 19% chance of rain
Monday Night
68°F · Haze then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 to 12 mph NE · 11% chance of rain
Tuesday
100°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 12 mph E · 16% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 26th at 2:04 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 4 other active fires, closest first:
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