Ten Mile Fire

Prairie County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 31, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)

First reported yesterday

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	150 acres Aug 31, 6:00 PM	350 acres Aug 31, 7:00 PM +200 acres was 150 acres · Aug 31, 6:00 PM	+200 acres in about 1 hour
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Ten Mile Fire summary

The Ten Mile Fire is a wildfire near Prairie County, Montana. It has burned about 350 acres (about 265 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 350 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 7:00 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.

Tonight

49°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 1 to 10 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

83°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 13 mph ESE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

55°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 12 mph SE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

89°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 8 mph SE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph S · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 7:06 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

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 Ten Mile Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Montana →

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