Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
960
FNUS75 KBYZ 181010
FWSBYZ
Spot Forecast for North Hebgen Hand Piles RX...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
310 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on November 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
A few sprinkles or a light shower are possible over the burn site
today. Chance of wetting precip is under 10 percent. Mostly
cloudy with areas of fog tonight and a slight chance of light rian
or freezing rain. Much better chance of rain/snow shower by Wed
afternoon. Winds through the period will be light and commonly
from the south/southwest. BT
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Variable clouds and a sprinkle possible. Areas of morning fog.
CWR.................3 percent.
Max temperature.....42-47.
Min humidity........59-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light southwest winds common under 10 mph.
Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
4100 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 12 mph.
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........93 85 87 82 81 84 83 87 82
Weather cov.....ARS SlGHT
Weather type....FOG RW/SW
Temp............34 36 38 41 42 42 43 42 40
RH..............96 88 84 77 69 66 65 66 74
20 FT wind dir..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2
20 FT wind gust.5 6 7 10 10 10 10 10 7
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light
freezing rain early in the morning.
CWR.................4 percent.
Min temperature.....23-27.
Max humidity........92-98 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Ridgetop...........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 7 mph.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........82 87 80 71 80 77 85 82 73 84 89 87
Weather cov..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS
Weather type.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............38 35 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 28 27 27
RH..............82 87 92 95 98 97 97 100 99 100 100 100
20 FT wind dir..S SE SE E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT wind gust.6 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early in the
morning, Slight chance of light freezing rain in the
morning. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers through the day.
CWR.................8 percent.
Max temperature.....39-45.
Min humidity........58-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds.
Ridgetop...........Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
3800 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 9 mph.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........91 81 77 67
Weather cov.....AREAS S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....FOG SN/FG RNSN RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 10 10
Temp............27 32 41 43
RH..............99 98 71 62
20 FT wind......E 1G4 S 1G5 SW 4G9 SW 4G10
$$
Forecaster...Tesar
Requested by...Zachariah Sachs
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526194.0/BYZ
.DELDT 11/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL james.m.ray@usda.gov,Zachariah.Sachs@usda.gov,breck.klein@usda.gov