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Spot Forecast for Cowen...MT-BDC
National Weather Service Billings MT
247 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Good chance of showers/thunderstorms in the fire vicinity this 
afternoon, mainly between 1 pm and 5 pm. Storms may produce strong
wind gusts to 50 mph possible. Showers and storms look to 
develop around 2 pm and best probability of strong cells near the 
fire site between 4-6 pm. Otherwise, expect breezy conditions with
southwesterly winds 10-17 mph and gusts 25-32 mph. RH readings 
may drop down into the upper 20s to mid 30s range. Showers and 
storms diminish significantly after 9 pm. RH should rebound over 
50% overnight. 

Monday looks drier with westerly winds. No precipitation is 
expected Monday. BT

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
CWR.................30 percent. 
Chance of lightning.42 percent. 
Max temperature.....60-64. 
Min humidity........28-34 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 17 mph with gusts to 
                    around 26 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected 
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 
                    7200 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the evening. 
CWR.................7 percent. 
Chance of lightning.18 percent. 
Min temperature.....42-46. 
Max humidity........59-63 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 17 mph. Gusts up to 33 mph in 
                    the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected 
                    near thunderstorms in the evening. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 20-25 mph. 
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to 
                    400 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. 

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....59-64. 
Min humidity........24-29 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......West winds 7 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 23 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 15-20 mph. 
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 
                    9400 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. 

$$
Forecaster...Tesar
Requested by...Amber Olson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620195.2/BYZ
.DELDT 08/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL forrester.white17@gmail.com,mtbdc@firenet.gov