795
FNUS75 KBYZ 281226
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRCHER CREEK RX...CUSTER COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
626 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 28.
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 WITH PERSISTENT LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL
AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AND SUNDAY. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL VARY BUT
SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN AT 10 MPH OR LESS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS
MAY BE GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING (40%
CHANCE). STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON MONDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY, WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3-7 MPH THROUGH 4PM, BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........68 52 52 48 53 63 78 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 52 56 60 63 66 67 66
RH..............48 40 33 26 22 19 19 20
20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW NW N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 6 6 8 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 5 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 66 59 55 63 70 72 70 63 48 43 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 62 56 53 50 49 46 45 44 43 40 38
RH..............21 28 34 39 44 47 53 57 58 60 64 65
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........32 28 27 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 44 58 64
RH..............65 57 34 25
20 FT WIND......NW 4G7 NW 6G12 N 5G10 NE 6G10
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...CORY CHEGUIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608169.0/BYZ
.DELDT 03/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL C.CHEGUIS@CUSTERCOUNTYMT.GOV
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