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:
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 PM MDT
Sunday.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, gusty winds, and a
wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Northwest SD...Harding.
In Southeast MT...Carter...Fallon.
* COLD FRONT: A cold front moves through early Sunday morning
shifting winds to the northwest and increasing wind speeds.
* WIND: Southeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph tonight
becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph along and
behind the front Sunday morning.
* HUMIDITY: 25 to 40 percent Sunday morning becoming as low as 10
percent by Sunday afternoon.
* TEMPERATURES: High temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees on Sunday.
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:
Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov