Montana Severe Fire Weather Watch | Effective 08/05/2026 02:34

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued August 5 at 3:34AM MDT until August 6 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 5, 2026 - 2:34am
Expires: 
August 5, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 120, 122, 134, 135, 136, and 137. * WIND...Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent south of the Missouri River, and as low as 20 percent near the Canadian Border. * THUNDERSTORMS...None * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction: 
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description: 
Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties; Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties; Northern Valley and Northern Phillips Counties; The Little Rockies; The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge; Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties
Forcast Office: 
NWS Glasgow MT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov