NWS Billings MTFW.A 0009October 3, 2026
Fire Weather Watch: Gallatin National Forest and Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County, MT
The National Weather Service office in Billings issued a fire weather watch for Gallatin National Forest and Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County in Montana, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 5. It was the 9th fire weather watch the NWS office in Billings issued in 2026. Montana had 1 fire weather watch in October 2026, against 2 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Montana's fire weather watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Billings MT
- Area
- Gallatin National Forest and Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 7:37 p.m. MDT, October 3, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. MDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KBYZ FW.A 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Fire Weather Watches in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and gusty winds with a cold front may create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * COLD FRONT: * WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 85 degrees. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower elevations.
What the agency told people to do
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.