508  
FNUS75 KBYZ 171433  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERIOR SMOKE HIGHLINE RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
833 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THERE IS A 15% CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH NOON TODAY. THEN,  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN OVERNIGHT, WITH A 30% CHANCE BY  
0200 MDT MONDAY, INCREASING TO A 70% CHANCE BY 1000 MDT MONDAY.  
ANY SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT AND LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.  
WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH MONDAY WITH GUSTS  
AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH. THERE IS A 15% CHANCE FOR A GUST AS HIGH AS  
40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS TURN MOSTLY LIGHT TUESDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE  
NOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.  
 

 
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