Red Flag Warning: Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-09-09 10:21ingested 2026-09-10 02:52

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Red Flag Warning — Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. The National Weather Service in Billings has upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...127. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES: In the 80s. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across lower elevations that have received little precipitation in the past week.

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