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Spot Forecast for Battle Ridge Fire...Forest Service
National Weather Service Billings MT
1037 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on August 22. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Mostly cloudy skies with light winds are expected today with 
showers and thunderstorms around all day. The chance for 
thunderstorms increases this afternoon and evening with the 
greatest risk expected between 1500 and 2200 MDT The chance for 
storms decreases overnight along with cloud cover. Sunrise Sunday 
will be mostly sunny before cloudy skies make a quick return. 
Winds on Sunday will be breezy out of the SW with gusts up to 25 
mph possible. The thunderstorms on Sunday could produce very 
strong and erratic wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. The greatest 
risk for thunderstorms and the associated winds on Sunday will be 
between 1300 and 1700 MDT. WMR 

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms increasing into the afternoon. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
Chance of lightning.30 percent. 
Max temperature.....80-84. 
Min humidity........30-40 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Upslope / up-valley 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and 
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. 
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6800 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the evening, decreasing after 
                    2200 MDT. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
Chance of lightning.30 percent. 
Min temperature.....55-59. 
Max humidity........70-80 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Becoming downslope / down-valley 5 to 10 mph,
                    with gusts to 15 mph. Gusty and 
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. 
 Ridgetop...........West-southwest around 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....West-southwest around 15 mph. 

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds. Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
CWR.................30 percent. 
Chance of lightning.30 percent. 
Max temperature.....74-80. 
Min humidity........25-35 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with 
                    gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusty 
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms 
                    in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9600 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 

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Forecaster...Mckeown-Robbie/Palmquist
Requested by...Battle Ridge IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620238.0/BYZ
.DELDT 08/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov