Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued July 12 at 1:22PM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 12:22pm
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and 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...123...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.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY: Minimums of 5 to 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: 105 to 112.
* COLD FRONT: Arrives over south central Montana this evening,
bringing a shift to breezy northwest winds. The front will reach
far southeast Montana early Monday morning. Before the frontal
passage, a southeasterly low level jet will produce gusty
ridgetop winds (up to 40 mph) and a slow humidity recovery over
southeast Montana tonight.
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.
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; 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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