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

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 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...
Expect mostly sunny skies today, but with increasing clouds in 
the afternoon. RH readings may drop as low as upper teens to lower
20s. Winds will be west/northwest 6-11 mph and a bit gusty in the
afternoon to around 20 mph. A frontal passage late in the day will
bring a risk of strong winds and thunderstorms. A few storms may 
produce strong winds to 60 mph, small hail and heavy rain. The 
highest threat of stronger cells is 5-7 pm. The chance of showers 
decreases after 9 pm. RH readings should rebound over 50% tonight.

Monday looks drier with light northerly wind. No precipitation is 
expected Monday. BT


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
Chance of lightning.17 percent. 
Max temperature.....87-92. 
Min humidity........19-25 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......West/Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph 
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 
                    9100 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers and slight chance of 
                    thunderstorms in the evening. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.20 percent. 
Min temperature.....59-63. 
Max humidity........58-62 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......West winds up to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to 
                    500 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. 

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....79-84. 
Min humidity........18-23 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 8 mph. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 
                    7300 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. 

$$
Forecaster...Tesar
Requested by...IC for Lookout
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620202.4/BYZ
.DELDT 08/23/26
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.EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov