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Spot Forecast for Brackett hand piles...Forest Service
National Weather Service Billings MT
241 PM MST Mon Jan 26 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on January 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Conditions will remain mostly dry and occasionally breezy,
especially at ridgetop, this week. By Wednesday evening, there will
be a low chance (20%) for light snow. Less than an inch of snow is
expected through Thursday morning. A low chance for light snow will
continue through the end of the week.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....33-37.
Min humidity........36-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 1700 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 25 mph.

TIME (MST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........20  14  13  11  14  17  19  28  30  37  33
Temp............23  23  25  27  30  32  33  33  34  33  31
RH..............53  53  52  50  45  44  43  40  41  45  47
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   6   7   7   9   9   7   7   6
20 FT wind gust.16  17  17  18  18  18  23  23  18  17  14

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....21-25.
Max humidity........50-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 20 mph.

TIME (MST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........46  49  44  58  57  56  56  56  70  70  70  58
Temp............30  29  27  27  28  27  26  26  25  24  24  24
RH..............47  49  51  51  49  51  52  52  52  51  49  48
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.13  12  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
                    evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....33-37.
Min humidity........40-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph becoming west 5
                    to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West 25 to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 1700 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 25 mph.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........58        60        82        73
Temp............24        27        33        33
RH..............48        47        42        47
20 FT wind......SW 5G13   SW 5G13   W 5G14    W 8G18

$$
Forecaster...Archer
Requested by...James Ray
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601066.0/BYZ
.DELDT 01/26/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL james.m.ray@usda.gov