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Spot Forecast for Lonesomewoood RX...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
346 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on September 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Conditions are expected to remain dry today and tonight. There is about
a 5% chance for precipitation Wednesday afternoon and evening as a
weather system approaches the area. The CWR Thursday is about 65% with
about a 75% chance Friday. Precipitation is expected to taper off through
the weekend with ridging bringing dry conditions late Sunday through
Monday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....62-66.
Min humidity........19-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 3 to 5 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast at 10 mph becoming southwest at
20 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........38  12  1   0   3   2   2   16  16  33  21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............33  34  39  45  51  56  61  61  63  64  62
RH..............89  89  80  65  50  39  32  25  22  22  21
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  E   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..1   1   1   2   4   5   6   6   6   4   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....33-37.
Max humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest 2 to 5 mph becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 5 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest becoming northerly around 5 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........11  7   11  9   12  16  16  14  12  15  12  16
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............59  56  50  47  46  44  44  42  41  40  38  37
RH..............27  35  39  43  45  48  52  56  59  61  64  68
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  N   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NE
20 FT wind spd..5   4   3   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....69-73.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
 Ridgetop...........South to southwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast becoming southwest around 10 to 15 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........14        3         5         5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............36        42        62        69
RH..............70        65        38        28
20 FT wind......NE 1      E 1       S 3       SW 4

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$
Forecaster...Stetzer
Requested by...Chris Enriquez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621360.6/BYZ
.DELDT 09/15/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL christian.enriquez@usda.gov,nicholas.nelson@usda.gov,tyler.kuhn@usda.gov