No longer in the daily fire updates. The Cat Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, at under 1 acre 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 →

Cat Fire

Lemhi County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 27, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Cat Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Cat Fire summary

The Cat Fire is a wildfire near Lemhi County, Idaho. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 12:00 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.

Today

70°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 9 to 14 mph SW · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tonight

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 13 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

64°F · Slight Chance Light Rain

Wind 5 to 12 mph SSW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday Night

50°F · Chance Light Rain

Wind 12 mph SW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

60°F · Light Rain Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 9 to 14 mph SW · 65% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 12:04 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 Cat Fire

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

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