Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Billings, MT ∙ Dean, MT ∙ Broadview, MT ∙ Crow Agency, MT ∙ Miles City Airport, MT ∙ Banner, WY ∙ Miner, MT ∙ Vananda, MT ∙ Olive, MT ∙ Lone Mountain, SD

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Billings MT 801 PM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and strong gusty winds will 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. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: Northwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 11 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 100. 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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