Nelson Park Wheat Fire

Marshall County, Minnesota · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported 4 days ago
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Size
3 acres
Aug 25, 4:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Nelson Park Wheat Fire and other nearby fires

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Nelson Park Wheat Fire summary

The Nelson Park Wheat Fire is a wildfire near Marshall County, Minnesota. It has burned about 3 acres (about 2 football fields). It was first reported 4 days ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
3 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 21, 2026 (first reported 4 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 4:00 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

77°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 23 mph WNW · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

58°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 14 to 22 mph NW · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

79°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 15 to 20 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

48°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 20 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

75°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 4:07 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Nelson Park Wheat Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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