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Spot Forecast for Snow Creek 2...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
354 PM MDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on September 03.
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 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

Warm and dry conditions will prevail at the site through the
period. Winds will increase out of the southeast tonight with a
low level jet. Ventilation may be aided by this with gusts in the
20s to low 30s mph. Overnight relative humidity recoveries will be
good, in the 50s to 60s percent. Look for hot and dry conditions
Friday, with minimum RH values near 10 percent and hot
temperatures in the upper 90s. Winds will become south to
southwesterly by afternoon and weaker, though gusts into the 20s
mph are expected. Look for strong mixing in the afternoon. Matos

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....84-88.
Min humidity........16-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph gusting to 18 mph in the
afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West up to 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 17 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.1 percent.
Min temperature.....61-65.
Max humidity........54-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 8 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph
                    overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 32 mph
overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.1 percent.
Max temperature.....95-99.
Min humidity........9-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South to southwest winds 7 to 11 mph with gusts
to around 24 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South around 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 24 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 11000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Matos
Requested by...Donovan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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