Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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407 FNUS75 KBYZ 250214 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for ELGIN...Cody Dispatch National Weather Service Billings MT 814 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on June 24. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Mostly clear and dry conditions with light downslope/downvalley winds will impact the fire site tonight. Dry weather will prevail again Tuesday with winds turning to the north and northeast during the peak heating hours, while ridgetop winds remain somewhat breezy out of the west to northwest. The next chance of precipitation is Wednesday afternoon. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Min temperature.....55-59. Max humidity........60-64 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West 3-7 mph. Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 9 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Max temperature.....71-75. Min humidity........22-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northwest 4-8 mph turning north to northeast 8-12 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........West to northwest 10-15 mph. Gusts to 20 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 9500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 13 mph. Haines index........4. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Min temperature.....49-53. Max humidity........53-58 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......North 4-8 mph becoming west. Ridgetop...........Southwest 10-15 mph. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 7 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Gusty winds possible near thunderstorms. CWR.................Less than 10 percent. LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. Max temperature.....72-76. Min humidity........25-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest 5-10 mph becoming southeast 10-15 mph. Ridgetop...........Southwest 10-20 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph. Haines index........3. $$ Forecaster...Lester Requested by...Daria Lomasney Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416646.0/BYZ .DELDT 06/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wycdc@firenet.gov