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Spot Forecast for Slough Grass...DOI
National Weather Service Billings MT
1216 PM MDT Fri Aug 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 MDT on August 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

The remainder of today will be hot and dry with light winds today
and tonight. Winds are expected to pick up late Saturday morning
ahead of a weak dry frontal passage early Saturday afternoon shifting
winds from west to northwest. Gusts 25 to 30 mph are expected through
the afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....90-94.
Min humidity........10-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast becoming southwest 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast becoming northwest at 8 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....63-67.
Max humidity........41-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming light overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast becoming southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast becoming west around 8 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....94-98.
Min humidity........10-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds becoming northwest early afternoon at
8 to 15 mph with gusts 25 to 30 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph becoming northwest at 20 mph in
the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph becoming northwest at 22 mph in
the afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Stetzer
Requested by...Jonathan Mantello
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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