Custer County, South Dakota · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
22 acres Aug 3, 4:00 PM
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22 acres
Aug 3, 4:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The French Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, South Dakota. It has burned about 22 acres (about 17 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 4:00 p.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.
This Afternoon
85°F · Smoke
Wind 21 to 29 mph N · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
52°F · Smoke
Wind 3 to 30 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
73°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 8 mph E · 7% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
54°F · Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 8 mph SW · 28% chance of rain
Wednesday
83°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 4:07 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 2 other active fires, closest first:
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