No longer in the daily fire updates. The Magpie Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at 292 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 →

Magpie Fire

Dawson County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (17 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
292 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Magpie Fire and other nearby fires

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Magpie Fire summary

The Magpie Fire is a wildfire near Dawson County, Montana. It has burned about 292 acres (about 222 football fields). It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size
292 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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

77°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 14 mph E · 57% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

59°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 to 14 mph ESE · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

71°F · Rain Showers

Wind 8 to 12 mph NNE · 89% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 9 mph NNW · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

72°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 6 to 9 mph NNW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 4:04 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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