Windmill Fire

Stillwater County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 19, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
1,000 acres
Aug 19, 7:01 PM
+200 acres
was 800 acres · Aug 19, 6:00 PM
Containment
0%
Aug 19, 7:01 PM
Crew size
Money spent
$100,000
Aug 19, 7:01 PM

Windmill Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Windmill Fire summary

The Windmill Fire is a wildfire near Stillwater County, Montana. It has burned about 1,000 acres (about 758 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. A Type 4 IC is running it. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1,000 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 19, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 19th at 7:01 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

56°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 14 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

91°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny

Wind 5 to 12 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph N · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

88°F · Sunny

Wind 7 to 12 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

59°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 14 mph NE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 7:09 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 4 IC is running this fire. About $100,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Windmill Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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