Kittitas County, Washington · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
21 acres
Aug 13, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Taneum Creek Fire is a wildfire near Kittitas County, Washington. It has burned about 21 acres (about 16 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 11:00 a.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
74°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 mph N · 34% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 34% chance of rain
Friday
72°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 3 mph E · 53% chance of rain
Friday Night
53°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph NW · 11% chance of rain
Saturday
76°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph W · 17% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 11:06 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 8 other active fires, closest first:
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