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Spot Forecast for Poker...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
601 PM MDT Wed Sep 16 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on September 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Light northeast winds will become southeasterly tonight. Look for
winds of 10 to 15 mph and gusts into the 20s mph by Thursday
afternoon. There is a low chance for isolated showers Thursday
afternoon, around 15 percent. The chance for thunderstorms is low,
though a rumble of thunder or two cannot be ruled out. The main
concern with showers are breezy winds. The chance for a wetting
rain is low through Thursday afternoon. Relative humidity
recoveries will be excellent tonight. Matos

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....43-47.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph becoming
southeast overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 10 mph becoming
southeast overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph becoming
southeast overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming cloudy. Slight
                    chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of lightning.12 percent.
Max temperature.....77-81.
Min humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 5 to 9 mph becoming
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon with
gusts to 25 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 16 mph.

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Forecaster...Matos
Requested by...Hannah
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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