986
FNUS75 KBYZ 041458
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREL CREEK...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
858 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE TODAY EVEN WITH CONTINUED
DRY CONDITIONS. THIS EVENING THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE (10%) FOR A
STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM NEARBY. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST WHERE A RIDGETOP GUST TO 20 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION. WEDNESDAY, WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH THE
TRANSPORT WINDS PRIMARILY WINDS OUT OF THE SW. A RETURN OF THE 80S
FOR HIGHS AND LOW TEENS MIN RH IS ALSO FORECAST. WMR
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN, WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...MCKEOWN-ROBBIE/ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618955.0/BYZ
.DELDT 08/04/26
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