Sioux Fire

Perimeter mapped August 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM CDT, 6,833 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.153, -92.224.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Ely

Size

6,833 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM CDT

Cause

Natural

Location

20 Miles NW from Ely, MN

County

St. Louis County

State

Minnesota

Nearest city reported

Ely

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

61

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Closed Timber Litter

Estimated cost to date

$8,493,725

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-MNSUF-002411

IRWIN identifier

A97EA875-A42D-4825-A065-EB7CDB7BFBE1

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 12, 2026 (59 acres) to August 20, 2026 (6,833 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,627 acres, mapped July 17, 2026.

• Wind up to 5 mph from the northeast
• Relative humidity as low as 51%
• High of 60°F

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

Full forecast for Ely, MN

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.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0 µg/m³ around Sun, 9:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Ely, MN24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Babbitt, MN33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Aurora, MN43 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Hoyt Lakes, MN44 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Virginia, MN46 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Parkville, MN46 miles south of the fire’s origin