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Spot Forecast for Burnt Top Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
1240 PM MDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 MDT on June 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Thursday will feature breezy westerly winds under mostly cloudy
skies. The chance for showers and thunderstorms exists throughout
the day with the highest chance for precip (40%) and lightning
(30%) forecast for mid-afternoon. Winds back off slightly
Thursday Night into Friday Morning becoming terrain driven before
picking back up by the early morning hours. Friday will be dry
with sunny skies. Winds will steadily increase out of the SW
through the entire day with gusts in the 30 mph range forecast by
the late afternoon. Expect a min RH value of 30% or less Friday.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
increases through the day.
CWR.................30 percent.
Chance of lightning.20 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........28-32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds in the morning becoming West-Northwest
at 10 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6600 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....37-42.
Max humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Primarily terrain driven winds becoming West at 10
to 15 mph by early morning.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West-Southwest around 12 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....67-71.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Winds may gust up to
30 mph in the afternoon and evening.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Mckeown-Robbie/Chambers
Requested by...Anderson (ICT5 Trainee)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL olsanderson@gmail.com