Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued July 23 at 12:31AM MDT until July 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 11:31pm
Expires:
July 23, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for hot temperatures, gusty winds, and low relative
humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern
Pondera/Liberty, Hill and Blaine Counties, Lewis and Clark
National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front,
Chouteau and Fergus Counties and Central and Eastern Lewis and
Clark National Forest Areas.
* WINDS...Westerly 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Mostly 90s and 100s.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to widely scattered showers and
thunderstorms may cause localized strong, and erratic wind gusts
and lightning, mostly over zones 115 and 117 Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very
difficult.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. A combination of gusty winds, low relative
humidity, and warm temperatures will create high fire growth
potential.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description:
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty; Hill and Blaine Counties; Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front; Chouteau and Fergus Counties; Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas
Forcast Office:
NWS Great Falls MT
Sender: