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Spot Forecast for Bootjack Draw...MT DNRC County Assist Team
National Weather Service Billings MT
244 PM MDT Sat May 30 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on May 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Showers are beginning to develop south of the Wyoming state line
and may affect the fire by 3-4pm. Expect occasional showers and
scattered embedded thunderstorms late this afternoon through
tonight. Any shower has the potential to produce heavy rain, and
strong/erratic wind gusts are possible near any storm. Sunday will
be cooler with breezy NW winds and occasional showers. The risk
of thunder tomorrow is lower.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
                    Heavy rain possible with any shower. Storms
                    may produce erratic wind gusts of 50 to 60
                    mph.
CWR.................70 percent.
Chance of lightning.50 percent.
Max temperature.....75-78.
Min humidity........43-46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North to northeast 6-12 mph.
 Ridgetop...........North 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers with
                    scattered thunderstorms. Heavy rain possible
                    with any shower. Storms may produce erratic
                    wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph this evening.
CWR.................70 percent.
Chance of lightning.50 percent.
Min temperature.....49-53.
Max humidity........Above 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest to north 5-15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest to north 10-15 mph. Gusts to 20 mph
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Tom Kohley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/30/26
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.EMAIL tom_kohley@firenet.gov