Yodeling Valley Fire

Richland County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
300 acres
Sep 4, 7:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Yodeling Valley Fire and other nearby fires

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Yodeling Valley Fire summary

The Yodeling Valley Fire is a wildfire near Richland County, Montana. It has burned about 300 acres (about 227 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
300 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 4, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

62°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Wind 7 to 10 mph SE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 7 to 12 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Saturday Night

63°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 mph NNE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

86°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 10 to 14 mph NE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

63°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 16 to 21 mph E · 84% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 7:04 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

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Nearby fires to Yodeling Valley Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 3 other active fires, closest first:

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