No longer in the daily fire updates. The Wheat Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, at 5 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Wheat Fire

Uintah County, Utah · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
5 acres
Aug 12, 12:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Wheat Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Wheat Fire summary

The Wheat Fire is a wildfire near Uintah County, Utah. It has burned about 5 acres (about 4 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
5 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th 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

64°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph WNW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

84°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 mph WSW · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Wednesday Night

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 6 mph WSW · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 to 10 mph WSW · 72% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Thursday Night

56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph WSW · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 11:04 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.

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