Smoke Forecast for Tuesday, August 6, 2024

August 06 2024

Current Conditions

Rain fell across much of the region on Monday, helping to moderate wildfire behavior. Through Monday, there have been 1,247 fires in Montana and a total of 105,371 acres burned.

The Grouse fire burning in the Pioneer Mountains 10 miles southwest of Wise River was the most active wildfire in the state for much of last week. It has burned 2,600 acres and is 0% contained.

At 8:00 AM Tuesday, Libby, Great Falls, Lewistown, and Billings were enduring Moderate air quality.

Tuesday morning’s satellite shows a heavy plume of smoke drifting into Montana from fires burning in Idaho, Oregon, and California.

Source: NOAA

Forecast

The Grouse fire burning in the Pioneer Mountain remains the most active wildfire in Montana as of Tuesday morning. Rain fell on the fire, and across much of Western Montana on Monday, tempering fire behavior and limiting smoke production.

Another round of thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon and evening. Some of these storms have the potential to produce large hail and damaging wind gusts. Precipitation from this system should linger into Wednesday morning.

A cool front on Wednesday will bring another round of showers and storms in the afternoon. However, these aren’t expected to be as widespread or intense as the Tuesday version. The front will usher in seasonably cool air, especially east of the Continental Divide. Behind the front, a northerly flow will send smoke from Canadian wildfires into Montana. The greatest impact from this smoke will be generally north of I-90. Stay tuned!

By Wednesday night, the HRRR smoke model shows smoke from Canadian wildfires sagging south into Montana.

Source: HRRR Smoke

Conditions can change quickly as weather could stimulate active fires and the likelihood of new starts increases. Please keep track of concentrations at todaysair.mtdeq.us or the Fire and Smoke Map.

Current Wildfires

Current Wildfires
Incident	State	location	acres	containment
Bulltrout Fire - IDBOF	Idaho	15 miles W-NW OF Stanley, ID	271	55%
Wapiti Fire - IDBOF	Idaho	2 miles southwest of Grandjean, ID	205	0%
Limepoint Fire - IDPAF	Idaho	8 miles NE of Oxbow Dam	25,295	8%
Cliff Mountain - IDPAF	Idaho	25 Miles East of Joseph, Oregon	1,108	20%
Wolf Creek Fire - IDPAF	Idaho	5 miles west of Donnelly, ID	1,138	4%
Boulder Fire - IDBOF	Idaho	9 Miles southwest of Cascade, Idaho.	841	5%
Bluff Creek Complex - IDIPF	Idaho	The fires are burning along both sides of the Bluff Ridge, approximately 13 1/2 miles southeast of Avery, ID; five and a half miles west from Gold Creek Campground; and approximately two miles northwest of Junction Ridge.	432	NA
2024 Gwen Fire - IDIDS	Idaho	South of Juliaetta Idaho, about 30 miles outside Lewiston near State Highway 3 in Latah County	28,820	90%
Ace Butte - IDNCF	Idaho	Approximately 30 miles Southeast of Grangeville, Idaho	64	NA
Anchor - IDNCF	Idaho	About half way between Hanover Mountain and Square Mountain in the Gospel Hump Wilderness	72	NA
Bench Lake Fire - IDSTF	Idaho	8 miles south of Stanley, Idaho	2,595	90%
Shepp - IDNCF	Idaho	Approximately 30 miles Southwest of Elk City, Idaho	100	NA
Wye Fire - IDNCF	Idaho	Approximately four and a half miles northwest of Freeman Peak and seven miles northeast of the Moose Creek Airstrip	3,500	NA
Oxbow Fire - IDPAF	Idaho	Near Oxbow dam in Hells Canyon	6,000	NA
Thunder Fire - IDSCF	Idaho	12 miles south, southwest of Salmon, ID	2,474	50%
Johnson Fire - MTBRF	Montana	3 miles west of the Springer Memorial Community in the East Fork	305	0%
Pentagon Fire - MTFNF	Montana	45 miles SE of Bigfork, MT	62	0%
Black Mountain - MTHLF	Montana	6 miles northwest of Lincoln. Mont.	180	30%
Miller Peak Fire - MTLNF	Montana	7 miles southeast of Missoula	2,724	73%
Muir Creek Fire - MTGNP	Montana	20 miles southeast of West Glacier, MT and east of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River	30	0%
Courtrock Fire - OR95S	Oregon	7.1 Miles south of Monument, OR	20,018	57%
Lone Rock Fire - ORPRD	Oregon	Lonerock stretching to west of HWY 207 and south to HWY 19	137,222	92%
Diamond Complex - ORUPF	Oregon	18 miles southwest of Chemult, Oregon	6,630	11%
Falls Fire - ORMAF	Oregon	20 miles NW of Burns	147,161	75%
Homestead Complex - ORUPF	Oregon	Thirty miles northeast of Glide Oregon	2,670	10%
Durkee Fire - ORVAD	Oregon	1 mile west of Durkee, Oregon	294,265	90%
Oakridge Lightning Fires 2024 - ORWIF	Oregon	Willamette Complex fires are to the north and south of Oakridge.	11,415	0%
Ore Fire - ORWIF	Oregon	7 Miles NE of Blue River, OR	1,874	29%
Battle Mountain Complex - OR97S	Oregon	West and south of Ukiah, OR	181,941	39%
Microwave Tower Fire - OR95S	Oregon	1 mile WSW of Mosier, OR	1,313	89%
Middle Fork Fire - ORCLP	Oregon	Middle Fork area, west of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park	1,980	1%
Cottage Grove - Lane 1 - OR77S	Oregon	Approximately 16 miles SE of Springfield, OR	2,456	9%
Whisky Creek Fire - ORMHF	Oregon	East fork of Herman Creek, 6 miles SE of Cascade Locks, OR	1,330	0%
Adam Mountain - ORUPF	Oregon	Approximately 6 miles southeast of Dorena, Oregon	12,645	9%
Badland Complex 2024 - ORVAD	Oregon	Baker County, Oregon	54,563	99%
Telephone Fire - ORMAF	Oregon	16 miles north east of Burns, Oregon	52,130	31%
Red Fire - ORDEF	Oregon	Diamond Peak Wilderness	490	0%
Winding Waters Complex - OR97S	Oregon	23 miles east of Union, OR	752	83%
Crazy Creek - OROCF	Oregon	Crazy Creek:16 miles north of Paulina, OR	64,288	6%
Cow Valley Fire - ORVAD	Oregon	West of Brogan and Northwest of Vale	133,490	99%
Retreat - WASES	Washington	14 miles southwest of Naches, WA	44,540	53%
Pioneer - WASES	Washington	Approximate start 10 miles southeast of Stehekin, WA	36,763	12%
Lower Granite Fire - WANES	Washington	Northeast of Pomeroy, WA	14,482	100%
Swawilla Fire - WACOA	Washington	North of Columbia River, East of Swawilla Basin, West of Hwy 21	53,462	90%
Bridge Creek - WACOA	Washington	North of Bridge Creek, East of Elbow River	3,998	100%
Easy Fire - WAOWF	Washington	North Cascades Hwy 20 Corridor, 17 air miles west of Mazama, WA	1,056	0%
Cougar Creek Fire - WASES	Washington	1 mile west of Hwy 129 and Grand Ronde river intersection	20,712	35%
Pincer Two Fire - WAMSF	Washington	Johanasburg Mountain. 1 Mile East of Mineral Park C.G.	110	0%
Black Canyon - WASES	Washington	10 Miles NW, Naches, WA	9,211	99%
South Columbia Basin - WANES	Washington	9.5 Miles WSW of Cheney, WA	252	100%
Big Horn Fire - WASES	Washington	7 miles SE of Bickleton Washington, and 7 miles N of Roosevelt, Washington	51,569	100%

Source: Inciweb

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