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Spot Forecast for Battle Ridge Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
914 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move into the area 
Sunday around 11 AM. There is a risk level 2 of 5 for severe 
storms with the main hazards being the potential for wind gusts of
65 mph or higher, hail greater than 1 inch, and heavy rain. 
Chances for precipitation decrease through the afternoon and come 
to an end by the evening. Stronger winds are expected Sunday with 
wind gusts likely getting into the low 30s mph. Drier conditions 
are expected by Tuesday with minimum relative humidity values 
likely getting into the low twenties to high teens. Torgerson 

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
					in the afternoon. 
CWR.................22 percent. 
Chance of lightning.27 percent. 
Max temperature.....78-82. 
Min humidity........25-29 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 16 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 32 mph 
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 32 mph. 
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8300 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 32 mph. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the evening. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
Chance of lightning.15 percent. 
Min temperature.....49-53. 
Max humidity........60-64 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds. Gusty and 
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in 
                    the evening. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph. 
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. 

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....75-79. 
Min humidity........17-21 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 8 to 12 mph with gusts 
                    to around 20 mph in the afternoon. 
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. 

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Forecaster...Torgerson
Requested by...Joshua Foster
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620275.0/BYZ
.DELDT 08/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joshua.fpster@usda.gov