Winter Island Fire

Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 2, 2026 (2 days ago)
First reported 8 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Winter Island Fire and other nearby fires

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Winter Island Fire summary

The Winter Island Fire is a wildfire near Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 8 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 28, 2026 (first reported 8 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 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.

Tonight

45°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 mph · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

69°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

50°F · Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog

Wind 0 to 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

65°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday Night

51°F · Patchy Fog then Chance Light Rain

Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.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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