486
FNUS75 KBYZ 291205
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY MT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
605 AM MDT WED APR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SNOW SHOWERS TODAY BRING A 40% CHANCE OF GETTING GREATER THAN 1
INCH OF SNOW. 20% CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WITH GRAUPEL OR SMALL
HAIL. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS THURSDAY WITH FRIDAY
BRINGING TEMPERATURES NEAR 50 AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
AROUND 30%. TORGERSON
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................41 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...TORGERSON
REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611877.1/BYZ
.DELDT 04/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DREW.GRIMES@USDA.GOV,DOUGLAS.ZIMMER@USDA.GOV,MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV,CALLEN@CARBONMT.GOV,TKOHLEY@CARBONMT.GOV
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