Wildfires in Meade County

South Dakota

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

5 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

392 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 25· PM2.5 0.6 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-44:-103) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Chokecherry · Wildfire 29/08/2026· 12 h › Bear Butte · Wildfire · Human 10/08/2026· 185 ha· 75 h › Syndicate · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 7 h › Fairpoint · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 207 ha· 383 h › Cardinal · Wildfire 17/01/2026· 4563 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.