Wolfpack Fire

Perimeter mapped August 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT, 6,871 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.186, -92.282.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Ely

Size

6,871 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

July 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM CDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

33 Miles NW from Ely, MN

County

St. Louis County

State

Minnesota

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

14

Incident management

Complex Incident Management Team, Type 1 Incident

Primary fuel

Closed Timber Litter

Estimated cost to date

$284,312

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-MNSUF-002417

IRWIN identifier

68C73A48-D5F6-4BC7-990E-FC54E218AE3F

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 14, 2026 (62 acres) to August 13, 2026 (6,871 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,658 acres, mapped July 15, 2026.

• Wind up to 5 mph from the southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 47%
• High of 61°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 Mon, 10:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Ely, MN27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Babbitt, MN36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Aurora, MN45 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Hoyt Lakes, MN46 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Parkville, MN47 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Virginia, MN47 miles south of the fire’s origin