“Fire Weather Watch until 08:00PM Thursday” from Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Tuesday September 1st, 2026 :: 11:55 a.m. MDT

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Fire Weather Watch until 08:00PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, high temperatures in the 80s, and strong gusty winds may create erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass Yellowstone. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 14 percent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: For MT123 and MT126, the worst conditions are expecetd across the lower elevations.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST ... WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY ... STILLWATER COUNTY ... BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST ... GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY ... YELLOWSTONE COUNTY

Instructions:

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Address/Location
Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office
101 E Crawford St
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 406-547-3397

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:: Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Fire Weather Watch

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