Standing Creek Fire

Converse County, Wyoming · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 27, 2:00 PM	1 acres Aug 27, 4:00 PM +1 acres was 0 acres · Aug 27, 2:00 PM	+1 acres in about 2 hours
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Standing Creek Fire summary

The Standing Creek Fire is a wildfire near Converse County, Wyoming. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 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 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

81°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 mph N · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

63°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

82°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 to 20 mph WSW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

63°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 20 mph WSW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

78°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 to 25 mph WSW · 32% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 3:04 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

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 Standing Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Wyoming →

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