Moonshine Fire

Perimeter mapped September 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT, 7,325 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.954, -105.322.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Wheatland

Size

7,325 acres

Containment

61%

Discovered

September 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

17 Miles SW from Wheatland, WY

County

Albany County

State

Wyoming

Nearest city reported

Wheatland

Protecting agency

BLM

Jurisdiction

SF

Land ownership at origin

State

Personnel assigned

49

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$9,100,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-WYHDD-000478

IRWIN identifier

253FEBB4-00DF-4F5A-92A9-2BB07805125F

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 9, 2026 (3,458 acres) to September 17, 2026 (7,325 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,514 acres, mapped September 12, 2026.

• Wind up to 10 mph from the west-southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 29%
• High of 74°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Wheatland, WY

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Wheatland, WY20 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Guernsey, WY37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Laramie, WY47 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Douglas, WY56 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Ranchettes, WY58 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Torrington, WY59 miles east of the fire’s origin