National Weather Service

Live Weather Camera in Billings, MT. Red flag warning

Red Flag Warning issued July 12 at 2:10AM MDT until July 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT

Severe Expected 1 cameras

Active Until

Jul 13, 2026 03:00 UTC

Certainty

Likely

Issued By

NWS Billings MT

Area

Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County; Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM

Warning Area and Cameras

Polygon shows the NWS alert area. Markers show matched traffic cameras.

Alert Details

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, very hot temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...274. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Sheridan. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: Minimums of 5 to 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs of 105 to 112. * COLD FRONT: Arrives over western zones this evening, bringing a shift to breezy northwest winds. The front will reach far southeast Montana Monday morning. Before the frontal passage, a southeasterly low level jet will produce gusty ridgetop winds (to 40 mph) and a slow humidity recovery over SE Montana tonight.

Recommended Action

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Cameras Affected by this Warning

1 matched traffic cameras.

I-90 WB @ Exit 450 (City Center)

Billings, MT

I-90