Willis Creek Fire

Kane County, Utah · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Willis Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Willis Creek Fire summary

The Willis Creek Fire is a wildfire near Kane County, Utah. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 5:00 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

94°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 mph WSW · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

60°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 12 mph WNW · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

91°F · Mostly Cloudy then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 16 mph SW · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Friday Night

57°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 14 mph W · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

87°F · Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 18 mph SW · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 5:06 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 Willis Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

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