Montana Fire Weather Watch | Effective 05/06/2026 22:44

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued May 6 at 11:44PM MDT until May 8 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 10:44pm
Expires: 
May 7, 2026 - 6:45am
Description: 
The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 120 and 122. * WIND...15 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...There is a low (25 percent) chance of thunderstorms. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction: 
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description: 
Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties; Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties
Forcast Office: 
NWS Glasgow MT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov