Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 2:44PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 1:44pm
Expires:
August 2, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, gusty winds, and a
wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zone...129.
In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Yellowstone.
In Southeast MT...Custer...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure.
* COLD FRONT: A cold front moves through tonight into early Sunday
morning shifting winds to the northwest and increasing wind
speeds.
* WIND: South 10 to 20 mph ahead of the front becoming northwest 10
to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph along and behind the front.
Winds become northeast to east Sunday afternoon.
* HUMIDITY: 20 to 35 percent Sunday morning becoming as low as 10
percent Sunday afternoon.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 100 degrees.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of gusty winds,
low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to
extreme fire behavior.
Area Description:
Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sheridan County/Casper BLM; Bighorn National Forest
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov