Plum Bloom Fire

Powder River County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (14 days ago)

First reported about 2 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	30 acres Sep 1, 5:00 PM	100 acres Sep 16, 5:00 AM +70 acres was 30 acres · Sep 1, 5:00 PM	+70 acres in 15 days
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Plum Bloom Fire summary

The Plum Bloom Fire is a wildfire near Powder River County, Montana. It has burned about 100 acres (about 76 football fields). It was first reported about 2 weeks ago.

Size: 100 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: September 1, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

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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

86°F · Sunny

Wind 6 mph SE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

61°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 6 to 9 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

94°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Friday Night

60°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 6 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 7 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 10:04 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

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 Plum Bloom Fire

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

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