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Spot Forecast for East Smith Cr Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
1050 AM MST Mon Nov 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 2000 MST on November 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

There is a slight chance (10%) of rain and snow showers overnight into
early Tuesday morning, with little to no snow accumulation expected.
Otherwise, the best chance (10%) for at least 0.1" of precipitation
and light snow accumulation arrives late Tuesday night and continues
through the day Wednesday. Over the ridgetop, wind gusts will
generally be around 10 to 15 mph.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
Min temperature.....31-35.
Max humidity........92-96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Mostly light winds. Southwest winds up to
                    15 mph over ridgetop.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.

TIME (MST)      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM      5 AM
Sky (%).........75        76        71        64
Weather cov.....          RNSN      RNSN      RNSN
Weather type....NONE      S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
Tstm cov........
Temp............38        37        36        35
RH..............84        85        87        90
20 FT wind......SW 5G12   SW 5G15   SW 5G10   SW 4G8

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
CWR.................Less than 5 percent.
Max temperature.....41-45.
Min humidity........62-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3100 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........61        63        47        57
Weather cov.....S CHC
Weather type....RNSN      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............34        35        43        42
RH..............90        89        70        65
20 FT wind......SW 4G7    SW 5G8    SW 6G11   SW 6G13

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain
                    showers and snow showers late in the evening.
                    Chance of snow showers early in the morning.
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....28-32.
Max humidity........83-87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 100 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 15 mph.

TIME (MST)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........56        48        46        44
Weather cov.....                    S CHC     CHC
Weather type....NONE      NONE      RNSN      SNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............39        35        34        33
RH..............70        73        76        80
20 FT wind......SW 5G8    SW 5G8    SW 5G8    SW 5G8

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of snow showers in the
                    morning, then chance of rain and snow showers.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....35-39.
Min humidity........66-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3400 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........57        60        56        53
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....SNSHWR    SNSHWR    RNSN      RNSN
Tstm cov........
Temp............31        32        36        36
RH..............84        82        72        69
20 FT wind......NW 5G8    NW 5G10   NW 7G13   NW 7G14

$$
Forecaster...Archer
Requested by...Greg Oyler
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/17/25
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.EMAIL gregory.oyler@usda.gov