Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 11:14PM MDT until March 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 23, 2026 - 10:14pm
Expires:
March 24, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong
gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will create
erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125. For Zone
123, the worst conditions will impact the lower elevations
where grasses remain dead or dry.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Wheatland.
In South Central MT...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* COLD FRONT: Frontal passage is forecast Wednesday evening,
bringing an end to the strongest gusts and a shift from the
west to the north-northeast. Light showers are possible behind
the front, although the chance of a wetting rain is low.
* WIND: West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, strongest
from Livingston to Big Timber and north through Harlowton..
* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 80 degrees.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov