503
FNUS75 KBYZ 041157
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY MT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
557 AM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE
PICKED UP. EXPECT COOLER TEMPS AND BREEZY NORTH WINDS TODAY AND
TUESDAY WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS AND DEEPEST MIXING
WILL BE TOMORROW. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON MAY
INTENSIFY FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. GREATER POTENTIAL FOR SNOW
SHOWERS IS TUESDAY, AND OVERALL ACCUMULATION SHOULD RANGE FROM 2
TO 4 INCHES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT MOUNTAIN TOPS TO BE OBSCURED
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT
POOR VISIBILITY. WEDNESDAY IS LOOKING DRY AND WARMER.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING SCATTERED OVERNIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING, DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 20-30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 MPH.
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/04/26
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