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Alert: Air Quality Alert
Area(s): Chouteau, MT; Granite, MT; Hill, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Liberty, MT; Missoula, MT; Pondera, MT; Powell, MT; Ravalli, MT; Teton, MT; Toole, MT
Effective: 2026-07-26 @ 9:55 am -> 2026-07-27 @ 9:55 am
Onset: 2026-07-26 @ 9:55 am
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-07-26 @ 9:56 am
Headline: Air Quality Alert issued July 26 at 8:55AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: AQAMT

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air
quality alert for Chouteau, Granite, Hill, Lewis and Clark, Liberty,
Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Ravalli, Teton, Toole counties in effect
until 9:00 AM on 07/27/2026
An Air Quality Alert means that particulates have been trending
upwards and that an exceedance of the 24 hour National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) has occurred or may occur in the near
future.

Elevated particulate levels from wildfire smoke

As of 8AM on 07/26/2026, particulate levels in Cut Bank, Hamilton and
Missoula are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.

As of 8AM on 07/26/2026, particulate levels in Butte, Columbia Falls,
Dillon, Frenchtown, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Libby, Malta,
Sleeping Giant and Thompson Falls are Moderate.

When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups... State and local
health officials recommend that people with respiratory or heart
disease, the elderly and children should limit prolonged exertion.

When air quality is Moderate... State and local health officials
recommend that unusually sensitive people should consider reducing
prolonged or heavy exertion.

For more information visit the Montana Department of Environmental
Quality at http://todaysair.mtdeq.us

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Daniels; Sheridan
Effective: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 4:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 26 at 12:38AM MDT until July 26 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near 100
with little to no overnight recovery.

* WHERE...Daniels and Sheridan Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Northern Phillips; Northern Valley
Effective: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 4:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 26 at 12:38AM MDT until July 26 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures near 100 with
little to no overnight recovery

* WHERE...Northern Phillips and Northern Valley Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Western Roosevelt; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Southwest Phillips; Eastern Roosevelt
Effective: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 4:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-07-26 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-07-26 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 26 at 12:38AM MDT until July 26 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to near 100
degrees with little to no overnight recovery.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Montana.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Judith Gap; Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills; Southern Wheatland
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 25 at 10:45PM MDT until July 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Hot conditions with high temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees
expected.

* WHERE...Judith Gap, Southern Wheatland, Melville Foothills, and
Northern Sweet Grass.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hot daytime temperatures combined with warm
overnight low temperatures will produce cumulative heat stress.
This heat stress will become dangerous to anyone without adequate
cooling and hydration.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Northern Rosebud; Custer; Fallon; Powder River; Carter; Southern Rosebud
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 11:45 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-27 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 25 at 10:45PM MDT until July 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 102
degrees expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Montana.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dangerously hot daytime temperatures combined
with warm overnight low temperatures will produce cumulative heat
stress. This heat stress will quickly become dangerous to anyone
without adequate cooling and hydration.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Stillwater; Golden Valley; Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Beartooth Foothills; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:45 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 25 at 10:45PM MDT until July 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Temperatures of 95 to 100 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana and north
central Wyoming.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hot daytime temperatures combined with warm
overnight low temperatures will produce cumulative heat stress.
This heat stress will become dangerous to anyone without adequate
cooling and hydration.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 2:45 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 25 at 10:40PM MDT until July 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: * WHAT...Hot Conditions. High temperatures of between 95 and 100
degrees.

* WHERE...Cascade County below 5000ft, Hill County, Judith Basin
County and Judith Gap, Northern Blaine County, and Western and
Central Chouteau County.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 2:45 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 25 at 10:40PM MDT until July 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. High temperatures between 95 and
102 expected.

* WHERE...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine and Fergus County
below 4500ft.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The hottest temperatures will occur in the
Missouri River Breaks.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Gates of the Mountains; Helena Valley; Meagher County Valleys; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft
Effective: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 2:45 pm
Onset: 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm -> 2026-07-26 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-07-25 @ 11:40 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 25 at 10:40PM MDT until July 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: * WHAT...Hot Conditions. High temperatures of between 90 and 95
degrees.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and southwest Montana.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.