Finstad Fire

St. Louis County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 2, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 1, 11:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Finstad Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Finstad Fire summary

The Finstad Fire is a wildfire near St. Louis County, Minnesota. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 1, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 1st at 11:00 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.

Tonight

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 mph · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

80°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

82°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

55°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 90% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 1st at 11:05 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Finstad Fire

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

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