wildfire

Crews are on the scene of a small wildland fire near Bozeman.

Literally every single county in Montana is under a Heat Advisory, a Red Flag Fire Weather Warning or both for on Wednesday. It's hot, dry and dangerous.

Currently, China and India have cleaner air than we do. Wildfire smoke got serious this weekend and Montana has some of the worst air quality on the entire planet right now when it comes to particulate matter. It's unhealthy in dozens of locations across the state.

Very dangerous wildfire conditions exist across the entire state, and this weekend will see record temperatures, erratic winds and dangerously low humidity. Existing wildfires will be difficult to contain and lightning could easily start new fires.

This new fire was reported on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 and has been named the Moors Mountain Fire.

Here's an update on the Shedhorn Fire located between Big Sky and West Yellowstone.

Containment grew from 35% to 52% since Friday as a cold front moved through the area.

One of southwest Montana's most beautiful places is on fire. The fire has doubled in size in the last 24 hours. More than 2,200 acres between Hidden Lake and Cliff lake are burning with the cause still unknown. The whole area of Cliff Lake, Wade Lake and Hidden Lake are now closed to the public.

The Gallatin Valley was blanketed by a fresh layer of wildfire smoke on Friday morning that you could actually taste.

The 'Robertson Draw' fire that started Sunday, June 13th is located approximately 7 miles south of Red Lodge. As of Wednesday, July 7th the fire is 65-69% contained at nearly 30,000 acres.

Continued temperatures in the 90s along with gusty winds and afternoon thunderstorm activity puts some Montana counties under a Red Flag Warning until at least Friday evening.

This wildfire is burning east of the "Robertson Draw" fire and is currently 20% contained. This fire is approximately 25 miles east of the small town of Bridger, Montana in the Pryor Mountains.