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Cowan Creek Fire

Teton County, Wyoming · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported yesterday

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Cowan Creek Fire summary

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The Cowan Creek Fire is a wildfire near Teton County, Wyoming. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 18, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.

This Afternoon

82°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 mph NW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

47°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 1 mph ENE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

83°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 7 mph SW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

47°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:37 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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Nearby fires to Cowan Creek Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.