407  
FNUS75 KBYZ 221401  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCH...WFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
801 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MARCH 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE SITE THROUGH MONDAY.  
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL BUT MUCH COOLER THAN THE PAST  
FEW DAYS, HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 50SF TODAY AND 60SF ON MONDAY.  
LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON, WITH  
GUSTS INTO THE 20S MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME  
SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT, BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY.  
EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE LOW THROUGH MONDAY.  
OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES LOOK TO BE MODERATE  
TONIGHT. EXPECT MODERATE MIXING EACH DAY AS WELL.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING, BECOMING WEST  
8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING 10 TO 15  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH, INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........53-59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH, SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MATOS  
REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE DAUENHAUER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607054.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 03/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MTMCC@FIRENET.GOV  
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