683  
FNUS75 KBYZ 041832  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CUSTER AREA FIRES...MILES CITY DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
1232 PM MDT FRI JUL 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JULY 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CURRENT ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN  
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE CHANCE  
FOR ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AROUND 40-50 MPH WITH STORMS INCREASES  
AFTER 5 PM TO 15%. SATURDAY, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST  
LIKELY AFTER 3 PM. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WITH ANY AFTERNOON  
SATURDAY STORMS, THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF GUSTS GREATER THAN 40  
MPH AND A 10% CHANCE OF GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.28 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 MPH LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.42 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
CWR.................43 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.39 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARCHER  
REQUESTED BY...MILES CITY DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517249.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 07/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MTMCC@FIRENET.GOV  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab MT Page
The Nexlab WY Page
Main Text Page