Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
781 FNUS55 KBYZ 160949 FWFBYZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SCen and SErn Montana National Weather Service Billings MT 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .DISCUSSION... Rain and strong NW winds in eastern zone 133 (Sioux Ranger District) will continue through the morning then diminish this afternoon. Expect scattered afternoon/evening showers and isolated thunderstorms over the west today and Saturday. Another cool and wet weather system, with mountain snow, is expected Sunday and Monday. Generally speaking, near to below normal temps and elevated humidities are expected through the middle of next week. JKL MTZ123-162215- Gallatin National Forest- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......52-60 at 5000 feet...41-51 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........41-51 percent at 5000 feet...49-59 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........24 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........West winds 5 to 10 mph. * Ridgetop.............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................30 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered rain showers and isolated snow showers overnight. * Min temperature.......35-43 at 5000 feet...29-39 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........81-91 percent at 5000 feet...78-88 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........12 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Light winds. * Ridgetop.............Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................50 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......56-66 at 5000 feet...47-57 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........7 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........32-42 percent at 5000 feet...43-53 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........12 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........South winds 5 to 10 mph. * Ridgetop.............South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...20 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 46. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Colder, cloudy. Showers with numerous snow showers. Lows 32 to 41. Highs 48 to 58. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and isolated showers. Lows 32 to 41. Highs 48 to 58. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated snow showers. Lows 33 to 43. Highs 58 to 68. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows 34 to 44. Highs 59 to 69. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 61 to 71. $$ MTZ124-162215- Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......57-62. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend.........1 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................10 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered rain showers overnight. * Min temperature.......36-41. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........88-93 percent. * 24 hr trend.........1 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............North winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to the west overnight. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................20 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......60-65. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend.........1 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............West winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to the southeast 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of lightning...20 percent. * CWR...................20 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy, showers. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 53 to 58. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 52 to 57. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 62 to 67. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 62 to 67. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 63 to 68. $$ MTZ125-162215- Stillwater County- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......58-63. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend.........2 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............West winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................20 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated rain showers overnight. * Min temperature.......39-44. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........80-85 percent. * 24 hr trend.........3 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming light overnight. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................30 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......63-68. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........41-46 percent. * 24 hr trend.........2 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............East winds 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of lightning...19 percent. * CWR...................10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 47. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy, showers. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 56 to 61. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 52 to 57. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 63 to 68. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 63 to 68. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 66 to 71. $$ MTZ126-162215- Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......53-62 at 5000 feet...43-53 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........43-53 percent at 5000 feet...55-65 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........7 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. * Ridgetop.............Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................40 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered snow showers overnight. * Min temperature.......39-45 at 5000 feet...31-41 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........1 degree warmer. * Max humidity..........80-85 percent. * 24 hr trend.........1 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........West winds 5 to 10 mph. * Ridgetop.............Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................30 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the morning, then scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......59-66 at 5000 feet...50-60 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........33-43 percent at 5000 feet...42-52 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........9 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Ridgetop.............South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...19 percent. * CWR...................20 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 50. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Snow showers and showers. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 54 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 44 to 53. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and snow showers. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 56 to 64. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 59 to 67. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms and snow showers. Highs 61 to 69. $$ MTZ127-162215- Golden Valley County/Musselshell county- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......56-61. * 24 hr trend.........6 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend.........3 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated rain showers overnight. * Min temperature.......44-49. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........76-81 percent. * 24 hr trend.........4 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to the south overnight. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......60-65. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........41-46 percent. * 24 hr trend.........2 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of lightning...19 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 46 to 51. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 55 to 60. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 44 to 49. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 59 to 64. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 61 to 66. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 62 to 67. $$ MTZ128-162215- Yellowstone County- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......61-66. * 24 hr trend.........2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend.........5 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............North winds 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated rain showers overnight. * Min temperature.......44-49. * 24 hr trend.........2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........84-89 percent. * 24 hr trend.........10 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to the southwest overnight. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......66-71. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend.........Unchanged. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to the east 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of lightning...17 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 47 to 52. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 60 to 65. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 50 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 64 to 69. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 67 to 72. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 67 to 72. $$ MTZ129-162215- Crow Indian Reservation/Bighorn Canyon Rec Area- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......52-62 at 5000 feet...46-52 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........41-51 percent at 5000 feet...53-63 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........7 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. * Ridgetop.............Northwest 25 to 40 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.......40-45 at 5000 feet...36-41 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity..........74-84 percent at 5000 feet...80-90 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........20 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........North winds 5 to 15 mph in the evening shifting to the south 5 to 10 mph overnight. * Ridgetop.............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......57-67 at 5000 feet...51-57 at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........7 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........35-45 percent at 5000 feet...45-55 percent at 7000 feet. * 24 hr trend.........10 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Ridgetop.............South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...19 percent. * CWR...................10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 44 to 50. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 36 to 43. Highs 54 to 64. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 36 to 43. Highs 41 to 51. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 40 to 46. Highs 54 to 64. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. Highs 58 to 68. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 60 to 70. $$ MTZ130-162215- Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the morning. * Max temperature.......60-65. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend.........9 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...7 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Partly cloudy. * Min temperature.......39-44. * 24 hr trend.........6 degrees cooler. * Max humidity..........83-88 percent. * 24 hr trend.........2 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............East winds 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of lightning...3 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max temperature.......65-70. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........37-42 percent. * 24 hr trend.........Unchanged. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............East winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...9 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 46 to 51. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 63 to 68. East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 48 to 53. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 61 to 66. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 44 to 49. Highs 66 to 71. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs 68 to 73. $$ MTZ131-162215- Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the morning. * Max temperature.......57-62. * 24 hr trend.........2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend.........6 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. * Ridgetop.............Northwest 35 to 50 mph. * Chance of lightning...8 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Partly cloudy. * Min temperature.......38-43. * 24 hr trend.........3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity..........80-85 percent. * 24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph in the evening shifting to the south 5 to 10 mph overnight. * Ridgetop.............Northwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of lightning...4 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max temperature.......65-70. * 24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........36-41 percent. * 24 hr trend.........6 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Ridgetop.............South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...12 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 45 to 50. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 68 to 73. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Much cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 45 to 50. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 59 to 64. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 65 to 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs 68 to 73. $$ MTZ132-162215- Custer County- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, then isolated rain showers in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......54-59. * 24 hr trend.........6 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........46-51 percent. * 24 hr trend.........6 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Windy. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning decreasing to 35 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of lightning...4 percent. * CWR...................40 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. * Min temperature.......36-41. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity..........89-94 percent. * 24 hr trend.........5 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...2 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max temperature.......61-66. * 24 hr trend.........7 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend.........4 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............East winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...3 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 42 to 47. East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 55 to 60. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 47 to 52. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 39 to 44. Highs 56 to 61. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 63 to 68. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs 65 to 70. $$ MTZ133-162215- Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Cloudy. Numerous rain showers in the morning, then scattered rain showers in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......51-56. * 24 hr trend.........Unchanged. * Min humidity..........55-60 percent. * 24 hr trend.........2 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * Chance of lightning...2 percent. * CWR...................40 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Patchy fog overnight. * Min temperature.......33-38. * 24 hr trend.........5 degrees cooler. * Max humidity..........94-99 percent. * 24 hr trend.........Unchanged. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the evening decreasing to 5 to 10 mph overnight. * Chance of lightning...0 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max temperature.......59-64. * 24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........44-49 percent. * 24 hr trend.........11 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Plains...............Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...6 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 39 to 44. East winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 53 to 58. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 37 to 42. Highs 44 to 49. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 53 to 58. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 62 to 67. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers. Highs 66 to 71. $$ WYZ274-162215- Sheridan County- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......59-64. * 24 hr trend.........10 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........44-49 percent. * 24 hr trend.........15 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. * Ridgetop.............Northwest 25 to 40 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.......35-40. * 24 hr trend.........4 degrees cooler. * Max humidity..........90-95 percent. * 24 hr trend.........3 percent wetter. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming light overnight. * Ridgetop.............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......66-71. * 24 hr trend.........7 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........35-40 percent. * 24 hr trend.........9 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * Slope/valley.........East winds 5 to 10 mph. * Ridgetop.............South 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of lightning...19 percent. * CWR...................Less than 10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows 41 to 46. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 66 to 71. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 46 to 51. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 60 to 65. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 38 to 43. Highs 65 to 70. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 68 to 73. $$ WYZ284-162215- Bighorn National Forest- 349 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025 .Today... * Sky/weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......44-49. * 24 hr trend.........8 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend.........14 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * At Burgess Jct.......Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated snow showers overnight. * Min temperature.......29-34. * 24 hr trend.........1 degree warmer. * Max humidity..........86-91 percent. * 24 hr trend.........12 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * At Burgess Jct.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of lightning...15 percent. * CWR...................Zero. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather...........Mostly sunny. Isolated rain showers and snow showers in the morning, then scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.......51-56. * 24 hr trend.........7 degrees warmer. * Min humidity..........43-48 percent. * 24 hr trend.........5 percent drier. * Wind (20 ft) * At Burgess Jct.......Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of lightning...22 percent. * CWR...................10 percent. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 35 to 40. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 51 to 56. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow showers. Lows 27 to 32. Highs 34 to 39. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Not as cool. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and scattered snow showers. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 46 to 51. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers with possible snow showers and thunderstorms. Lows 31 to 36. Highs 50 to 55. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 53 to 58. $$ weather.gov/billings