Billings, Montana
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM; Bighorn National Forest |
| Effective: | 2026-10-07 @ 5:51 pm -> 2026-10-08 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-09 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-10-09 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-10-07 @ 5:51 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 4:51PM MDT until October 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior for new or existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zone...126. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass. * WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 88 degrees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower to middle elevations in fine fuels. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County |
| Effective: | 2026-10-07 @ 5:51 pm -> 2026-10-08 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-09 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-10-09 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-10-07 @ 5:51 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 4:51PM MDT until October 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior for new or existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 11 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 83 degrees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower to middle elevations in fine fuels. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas; Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest |
| Effective: | 2026-10-07 @ 12:48 pm -> 2026-10-08 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-10-09 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-10-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-10-07 @ 12:48 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 11:48AM MDT until October 9 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT |
| Description: |
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Fire Weather Watch for hot temperatures, gusty winds, and low relative humidity, which is in effect Friday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas and Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 82 degrees. * IMPACTS... Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very difficult. Outdoor burning is not recommended. |
