Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued July 10 at 10:27AM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 10, 2026 - 9:27am
Expires:
July 11, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, very hot temperatures, and strong gusty
winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zone...274.
In South Central MT Fire Zones...124...125...126...127...128
129.
In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132.
In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
In North Central WY...Sheridan.
In Northwest SD...Harding.
In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater
Sweet Grass...Yellowstone.
In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River
Rosebud...Treasure.
* WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 7 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 112.
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:
Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County; Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
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