Formidable Fire Map & Info, Skagit County, Washington

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 4, 10:00 AM	0 acres Sep 7, 10:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Formidable Fire summary

The Formidable Fire is a wildfire near Skagit County, Washington. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 13 days ago.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 26, 2026 (first reported 13 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 10:00 a.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.

Today

53°F · Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 5 mph S · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

42°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 1 to 7 mph ENE · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

56°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 6 mph SE · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday Night

42°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 9 mph NE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

61°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 9 mph ENE · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 10:03 a.m. CDT.

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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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Formidable Fire

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

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