Critical Fire Weather Conditions Friday and Saturday

Warm and Dry Conditions Persist through Mid October

By Denise Rivette

The Billings Office of the National Weather Service reports there is increasing concern for fire weather conditions this coming Friday and Saturday. Above average temperatures, low relative humidity values and a frontal passage bringing strong gusty winds will allow for critical fire weather conditions during this time.

KEY POINTS

• Critical Fire Weather Conditions this Friday and Saturday

• Warm and Dry Conditions Persist through Mid October

DETAILS

• Frontal Passage and Strong Winds

  • Strongest winds will begin to impact western zones Friday evening through Saturday afternoon in eastern MT

  • Gusts of 40-50 mph will mix to the surface with gusts up to 65 mph in mountainous terrain

• Low Relative Humidities

  • 13-20% Friday with moderate to poor overnight recoveries

  • Min RHs 15-25% Saturday

• Above Average Temperatures

  • 10-20 degrees above average with highs in the 70s to mid 80s across the region Friday

• Warm and Dry Conditions Persist

  • With no large scale pattern chance over the next two weeks, warm and dry conditions will persist.