Fallon County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
25 acres Aug 11, 12:00 PM
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25 acres
Aug 11, 12:00 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Ash Fire is a wildfire near Fallon County, Montana. It has burned about 25 acres (about 19 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 12:00 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.
Today
87°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 8 mph SW · 17% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear
Wind 7 mph NNE · 12% chance of rain
Wednesday
79°F · Partly Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Wind 7 to 12 mph E · 34% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
55°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 13 mph E · 65% chance of rain
Thursday
71°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind 12 to 17 mph ESE · 69% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 11:05 a.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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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