Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Air Quality Alert
Area(s): Beaverhead, MT; Deer Lodge, MT; Flathead, MT; Gallatin, MT; Granite, MT; Jefferson, MT; Lake, MT; Lewis and Clark, MT; Lincoln, MT; Madison, MT; Mineral, MT; Missoula, MT; Park, MT; Powell, MT; Ravalli, MT; Sanders, MT; Silver Bow, MT
Effective: 2026-08-11 @ 9:15 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-11 @ 9:15 am
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-08-11 @ 9:16 am
Headline: Air Quality Alert issued August 11 at 8:15AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: AQAMT

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air
quality alert for Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Granite, Madison,
Park, Flathead, Jefferson, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Mineral,
Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, and Silver Bow counties in effect until
9AM on 08/12/2026
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 08/11/2026, particulate levels in Missoula are
Unhealthy.

As of 8AM on 08/11/2026, particulate levels in Dillon, Frenchtown,
Great Falls and Hamilton are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.

As of 8AM on 08/11/2026, particulate levels in Billings, Butte,
Choteau, Columbia Falls, Cut Bank, Helena, Lewistown, Libby, Malta,
Thompson Falls and West Yellowstone are Moderate.

When air quality is Unhealthy... State and local health officials
recommend that people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly,
and children should avoid prolonged exertion; everyone else should
limit prolonged exertion.

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: Air Quality Alert
Area(s): Broadwater, MT; Sweet Grass, MT; Yellowstone, MT
Effective: 2026-08-11 @ 9:15 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-11 @ 9:15 am
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-08-11 @ 9:16 am
Headline: Air Quality Alert issued August 11 at 8:15AM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: AQAMT

The Air Quality Alert for Broadwater, Sweet Grass and Yellowstone
Counties has been cancelled.

For more information visit the Montana Department of Environmental
Quality at www.todaysair.mt.gov

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest
Effective: 2026-08-10 @ 7:45 pm -> 2026-08-11 @ 3:45 am
Onset: 2026-08-11 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-11 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Missoula MT on 2026-08-10 @ 7:45 pm
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 6:45PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Description: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY DUE TO
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST
BEAVERHEAD...

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.

* TIMING...From noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday.

* WINDS...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.