Fire Weather Watch Montana, Wyoming | Effective 03/28/2026 01:16

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued March 28 at 2:16AM MDT until March 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 28, 2026 - 1:16am
Expires: 
March 28, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY...Fire Weather Zones 275...281 and 282. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park Washakie. * WIND: Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph Monday. * HUMIDITY: As low as 16 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the lower to middle 70s.
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: 
North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM; South Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Riverton WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov