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Spot Forecast for Little Wolf...BLM

National Weather Service Billings MT

424 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on March 20. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



Please contact our office if you have questions

or concerns with this forecast.



.DISCUSSION...

Hot, dry, and breezy conditions will continue through sunset 

tonight. Overnight tonight winds will subside substantially, 

especially in the valleys, while RH recoveries do remain modest at

best. Saturday will start off with light winds out of the east 

transitioning to northeast after a cold front passage mid-afternoon.

Behind the cold front expect rain showers to move in which has a 

50 percent chance of a wetting rain through the overnight hours. 



.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....78-82. 

Min humidity........14-18 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. 

 Ridgetop...........West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. 

Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL this afternoon. 

Transport winds.....West around 35 mph. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Min temperature.....50-54. 

Max humidity........36-41 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......Decreasing to light and variable by 2200 MDT. 

 Ridgetop...........Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. 

Mixing height.......Decreasing to 200 ft AGL overnight. 

Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. 



.SATURDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers after 

					1400 MDT. 

CWR.................30 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....65-70. 

Min humidity........35-40 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to north-northeast 

                    10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon. 

 Ridgetop...........North around 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. 

Mixing height.......Increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph. 



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Forecaster...Mckeown-Robbie/Tesar

Requested by...Kelsey

Type of request...WILDFIRE

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.DELDT 03/20/26

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