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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY MT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
607 AM MDT SAT MAY 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY SHIFTING TO
UPSLOPE/NORTH BEFORE NOON. LOOK FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS BETWEEN
5-11PM. ANY SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE SITE WILL BE LIGHT BUT COULD
PRODUCE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. THERE IS A GREATER CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE LOOKING COOLER WITH SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
AFTERNOON CLOUDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
AFTER 5PM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BY
11AM. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH
POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED
WEAK THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/02/26
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