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Spot Forecast for Whitten...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
505 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on July 07. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

There is a small chance for severe thunderstorms as storms are 
conditional on the environment this evening. The most likely timing 
for thunderstorms is through 2200 MDT this evening. Main threats will 
be gusty winds, brief heavy rain and large hail. The risk for 
scattered thunderstorms and severe weather remains into Wednesday 
with similar risks. The best timing for these thunderstorms looks to 
be from 1500 to 2100 MDT Wednesday. 

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be 
                    severe. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
Chance of lightning.21 percent. 
Max temperature.....85-89. 
Min humidity........38-42 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms. 
 Ridgetop...........North around 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 14 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the 
                    evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe. 
CWR.................6 percent. 
Chance of lightning.35 percent. 
Min temperature.....57-61. 
Max humidity........85-89 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening 
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms. 
 Ridgetop...........North around 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....North becoming east around 5 to 10 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in 
                    the afternoon. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
Chance of lightning.29 percent. 
Max temperature.....85-89. 
Min humidity........31-35 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming northeast up to 5 to 12 mph in 
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected 
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 5 mph. 
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....East becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph. 

$$
Forecaster...Stetzer
Requested by...Michael Cobarrubias
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616942.0/BYZ
.DELDT 07/07/26
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.EMAIL mtmcc@firenet.gov