Snow Fire

Perimeter mapped September 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM MDT, 14,056 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.486, -105.185.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Terry

Size

14,056 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

September 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

30 Miles E from Miles City, MT

County

Custer County

State

Montana

Protecting agency

C&L

Jurisdiction

DNRC

Land ownership at origin

State

Personnel assigned

109

Incident management

Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$3,357,000

Part of

Rattlesnake Complex

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-MTLG14-000775

IRWIN identifier

5596F66D-4A3B-410F-BEB5-734F49EA1DF6

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 3, 2026 (1,100 acres) to September 8, 2026 (14,056 acres). The largest one-day growth was 11,194 acres, mapped September 4, 2026.

• Wind up to 17 mph from the south-southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 51%
• High of 74°F

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

Full forecast for Terry, MT

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 Mon, 9:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Terry, MT22 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Miles City, MT32 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Baker, MT44 miles east of the fire’s origin
• West Glendive, MT48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Glendive, MT48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Beach, ND63 miles northeast of the fire’s origin