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Spot Forecast for Lonesomewoood RX...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
336 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on September 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Precipitation chances have trended down with only about a 5% chance
for at least a tenth of an inch of precipitation today. Timing for
isolated light showers today will be early this morning and during the
afternoon. Saturday holds the same chances for a tenth of an inch of
precipitation. Chances for at least a tenth of an inch slightly increases
Sunday to about 20%. Dependent on the track of a weather system the latter
half of next week, this would be the next best chance for any precipitation.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................3 percent.
Chance of lightning.3 percent.
Max temperature.....66-70.
Min humidity........24-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 4 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 26
                    mph in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  52  45  19  13  4   4   10  31  40  47  53
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............42  40  42  46  53  57  62  65  66  67  68  65
RH..............77  77  77  77  67  57  45  35  30  26  26  26
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   4   4   6   6   7   7   6   5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly. Slight
chance of rain showers early in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of lightning.4 percent.
Min temperature.....34-38.
Max humidity........93-97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds up to 8 mph becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........60  58  65  51  48  55  42  43  51  64  57  48
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  61  54  51  49  47  46  43  43  42  40  38
RH..............29  38  45  52  58  64  71  79  81  84  87  91
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  W   W   W   N
20 FT wind spd..5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....68-72.
Min humidity........24-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 15 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8700 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest at 10 mph in the morning increasing to
25 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........40        23        17        28
Weather cov.....PATCHY
Weather type....FOG       NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............37        42        61        68
RH..............95        82        37        26
20 FT wind......S 3G5     S 4G7     SW 4G8   SW 4G8

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow showers.
Widespread frost in the morning. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 7 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$
Forecaster...Stetzer
Requested by...Chris Enriquez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621360.3/BYZ
.DELDT 09/11/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL christian.enriquez@usda.gov