Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
990 FNUS75 KBYZ 300446 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for BO Fire...Billings Dispatch National Weather Service Billings MT 1046 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 MDT on June 29. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Tonight will be mild with good humidity recoveries and decreasing winds. Sunday afternoon will see a cold front pass through the fire site between 4PM - 8PM, shifting northeast winds to the northwest and bringing gusts up to 40 mph. This frontal passage also brings a small chance for thunderstorms, but with most storms staying to the north. Winds will decrease after sunset for another night of good humidity recoveries. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Min temperature.....50-54. Max humidity........72-76 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 9 to 13 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph overnight. Ridgetop...........Southeast winds 12 to 16, decreasing to 5 to 8 mph overnight. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Cold front. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. Max temperature.....88-92. Min humidity........24-30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the late afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the late afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph, becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the late afternoon. Haines index........5. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell. Min temperature.....57-61. Max humidity........70-75 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph, becoming west 5 to 8 mph by midnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop...........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph, becoming west 5 to 8 mph by midnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming 8 to 12 mph by midnight. $$ Forecaster...Vertz Requested by...Billings Dispatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416929.1/BYZ .DELDT 06/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov