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Spot Forecast for Big Horn...MT-CRA
National Weather Service Billings MT
943 PM MDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 MDT on July 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Showers will be coming to an end over the next couple hours with
remaining precipitation expected to be light (less than a quarter
inch). Winds will remain light tonight and Thursday outside of any
thunderstorms that form late afternoon. With the scattered showers
and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, heavy rain is currently the
main threat. The most likely timing for these showers and thunderstorms
will be 1500 MDT through 2200 MDT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance
of showers late in the evening.
CWR.................20 percent.
Chance of lightning.10 percent.
Min temperature.....61-65.
Max humidity........91-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light and variable winds up to 6 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of shower and thunderstorms
late afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of lightning.15 percent.
Max temperature.....91-95.
Min humidity........38-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 6 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic wind gusts are
possible near any thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........East around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest becoming east around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Stetzer
Requested by...Incident Commander
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/15/26
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.EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov