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Fire Weather Watch

◍ Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest · USA · updated 10/7/2026, 10:51:00 PM

⏱ In effect until 5:00 PM UTC-6

Severity score

65/100

Confidence

High

Why this matters

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior for new or existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zone...126. * COUNTIES AFFEC

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Fire Weather Watch
10/7/2026, 10:51:00 PM
Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 4:51PM MDT until October 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT

Sources & attribution

OfficialNWS NWS Billings MTupdated 10/7/2026, 10:51:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Elko NVupdated 10/7/2026, 9:30:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Cheyenne WYupdated 10/7/2026, 6:55:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Boise IDupdated 10/7/2026, 6:41:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Rapid City SDupdated 10/7/2026, 6:07:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Riverton WYupdated 10/7/2026, 5:50:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Great Falls MTupdated 10/7/2026, 5:48:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Reno NVupdated 10/7/2026, 4:48:00 PM

⚠This is an informational severity score, not an official warning. Follow guidance from NWS/NOAA, FEMA (ready.gov), and local emergency management.