122
FNUS75 KBYZ 071152
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY MT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
552 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE
SITE TODAY. SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY MODERATE RAINFALL AND THE
OVERALL CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS 50%. THE PROBABILITY OF
RECEIVING UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN IS ABOUT 20%. ALSO, ANY
STRONGER SHOWER WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH, OTHERWISE BREEZY NW-N WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 9500 FEET AND THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TOPS
WILL BE FREQUENTLY OBSCURED. FRIDAY IS LOOKING DRY AND WARMER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE IN STORE FOR SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH EARLY, BECOMING
NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-15 MPH BY 10AM. AFTERNOON
GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
NEAR STORMS UNTIL 9PM.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-20 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH DECREASING TO WEST 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH EARLY, BECOMING
NORTH 6-12 MPH BY NOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
18 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/07/26
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