Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Missoula, MT ∙ Riggins, ID ∙ Craigmont, ID ∙ Rexford, MT ∙ Lolo Hot Springs, MT ∙ Polebridge, MT ∙ Wye, MT ∙ Sula, MT ∙ Bearmouth, MT ∙ Boulder, MT

Headline

Fire weather watch in effect from saturday morning through saturday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for palouse/hells canyon and clearwater/nez perce...
fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through saturday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for a portion of mt...
fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for deerlodge/west beaverhead and east beaverhead...

a dry cold front on saturday will bring critical fire weather conditions to the region.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 845 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026 Fire weather watch in effect from saturday morning through saturday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for palouse/hells canyon and clearwater/nez perce... fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through saturday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for a portion of mt... fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday evening due to wind and low relative humidity for deerlodge/west beaverhead and east beaverhead... a dry cold front on saturday will bring critical fire weather conditions to the region. ...fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through sunday evening... the National Weather Service in missoula mt has issued a fire weather watch. * affected area, fire weather zones 110 and 111 in southwest montana. * timing, from saturday afternoon through sunday evening. * winds, west winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * relative humidity, relative humidity between 5 to 20 percent. * late saturday night into sunday morning, winds decrease to 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph especially in higher terrain. relative humidities recover into the 40% range above valley floors. wind speeds increase and relative humidities drop again to critical thresholds by sunday afternoon. * impacts, any fires that develop will spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended. precautionary/preparedness actions... please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather watch.

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