Petroleum County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
60 acres
Jul 27, 12:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Drag Creek Fire is a wildfire near Petroleum County, Montana. It has burned about 60 acres (about 45 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 12:00 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.
Tonight
68°F · Haze
Wind 5 mph NNE · 6% chance of rain
Monday
97°F · Haze
Wind 3 to 8 mph NNE · 3% chance of rain
Monday Night
67°F · Haze
Wind 3 mph ENE · 8% chance of rain
Tuesday
100°F · Haze then Sunny
Wind 2 to 7 mph SE · 6% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
68°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 5 mph NNW · 4% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 26th at 11:04 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 3 other active fires, closest first:
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