Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued July 23 at 1:57PM MDT until July 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 23, 2026 - 12:57pm
Expires:
July 24, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Red Flag
Warning for hot temperatures, gusty winds, and low relative
humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Friday to 9 PM MDT
Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern
Pondera/Liberty, Hill and Blaine Counties, Lewis and Clark
National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front,
Chouteau and Fergus Counties and Central and Eastern Lewis and
Clark National Forest Areas.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Near 100 on Friday and up to 105 on Saturday.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to widely scattered showers and
thunderstorms may cause localized strong, and erratic wind
gusts and lightning, mostly over zones 115 and 117 Saturday
afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very
difficult.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.
Area Description:
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty; Hill and Blaine Counties; Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front; Chouteau and Fergus Counties; Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas
Forcast Office:
NWS Great Falls MT
Sender: