Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Billings, MT ∙ Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, MT ∙ Brandenberg, MT ∙ Albion, MT ∙ Ten Sleep, WY ∙ Grouse Mountain, MT ∙ Melville, MT ∙ Belfry, MT ∙ Wyarno, WY ∙ Bridger, MT

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Billings MT 122 AM MDT Fri Jul 24 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and high-based thunderstorms with gusty and erratic winds may create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * THUNDERSTORMS: Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms will produce gusty and erratic winds, and spotty rainfall. * HUMIDITY: Minimums of 11 to 19 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs of 99 to 107 below 5000 feet, hottest in the east. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

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