Snow Creek Fire

Custer County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 1, 2026 (14 minutes ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
6 acres
Aug 1, 12:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Snow Creek Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Snow Creek Fire summary

The Snow Creek Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, Montana. It has burned about 6 acres (about 5 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
6 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 1st at 12:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

67°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 10 to 14 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

103°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

74°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 8 to 20 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

93°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 21 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

62°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 12 mph NNE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 1st at 12:04 a.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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Nearby fires to Snow Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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