Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 2:44PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 1:44pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, gusty winds, and a
wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127
128.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass
Yellowstone.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph today,
becoming northwest 10 to 15 with gusts to 25 mph along and behind
a cold front tonight into Sunday morning. Winds become east over
the plains and southwest over the mountains Sunday afternoon.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 5 percent today and 10 percent Sunday.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 105 degrees today and 100 degrees Sunday.
* COLD FRONT: A cold front moves through tonight shifting winds
from the southwest to the northwest.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of gusty winds,
low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to
extreme fire behavior.
Area Description:
Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov