Ravalli County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 12, 10:01 PM
|
0 acres
Aug 12, 11:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Coal Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Ravalli County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 10:01 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.
Tonight
46°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 6 mph NE · 15% chance of rain
Thursday
83°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 3 mph NNW · 38% chance of rain
Thursday Night
47°F · Patchy Smoke then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 2 mph ESE · 62% chance of rain
Friday
76°F · Patchy Fog
Wind 2 mph SSW · 89% chance of rain
Friday Night
44°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Wind 2 mph ESE · 41% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 10:05 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.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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