McCalla Creek Fire Map & Info, Ravalli County, Montana

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 6, 1:00 PM	0 acres Sep 6, 3:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

McCalla Creek Fire summary

The McCalla Creek Fire is a wildfire near Ravalli County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size: under 1 acre
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: September 5, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, September 6th at 1:00 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.

Today

53°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph SSE · 78% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

40°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 mph NNW · 98% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Labor Day

44°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 9 to 15 mph WSW · 98% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Monday Night

38°F · Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain And Snow

Wind 14 mph W · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

48°F · Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 13 mph W · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, September 6th at 1:03 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 McCalla Creek Fire

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

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