Harv Fire

Stanley County, South Dakota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 28, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
60 acres
Jul 28, 8:01 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Harv Fire and other nearby fires

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Harv Fire summary

The Harv Fire is a wildfire near Stanley County, South Dakota. It has burned about 60 acres (about 46 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
60 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 28, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, July 28th at 8:01 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.

Tonight

68°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 8 to 12 mph SE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

95°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 8 to 18 mph SSE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 13 to 18 mph SSE · 60% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

86°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 14 mph ESE · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Thursday Night

63°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 14 mph NNE · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, July 28th at 8:07 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.

Where to get live updates

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