No longer in the daily fire updates. The Owl Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 17, 2026, at 25 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 →

Owl Creek Fire

Carter County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 17, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
25 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Owl Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Owl Creek Fire summary

The Owl Creek Fire is a wildfire near Carter County, Montana. It has burned about 25 acres (about 20 football fields). It was first reported about 8 weeks ago.

Size
25 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 16, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 10:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Tonight —
57°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 7 mph NW · 4% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
84°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 14 mph NW · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
54°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 2 to 10 mph NW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
85°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 7 mph ENE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
54°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 6 to 9 mph E · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 10:03 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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