Tongue Fire

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 45.119, -106.786.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Ranchester

Size

286 acres

Containment

Not reported

Discovered

August 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM MDT

Cause

Undetermined

County

Big Horn County

State

Montana

Protecting agency

C&L

Land ownership at origin

Private

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-MTLG22-000732

IRWIN identifier

6070034E-9526-45B1-AE7B-263B8F4D3CB5

• Wind up to 7 mph from the east
• Relative humidity as low as 30%
• High of 79°F

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

Full forecast for Ranchester, 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.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.2 µg/m³ around Tue, 9:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Ranchester, WY23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Sheridan, WY24 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Lame Deer, MT35 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Crow Agency, MT47 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Colstrip, MT53 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Buffalo, WY53 miles south of the fire’s origin