Værmelding for Ruler Bench

Red Flag Warning issued October 4 at 11:18AM MDT until October 5 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, stronggusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will createerratic fire behavior and new fire starts.* AFFECTED AREA:In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127128...129.* COUNTIES AFFECTED:In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...StillwaterSweet Grass...Yellowstone.In Southwest MT...Gallatin.* COLD FRONT: Dry cold front arrives tonight, bringing a shiftfrom southwest to strong west to northwest winds.* WIND: West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.* TEMPERATURES: Up to 86.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions areeither occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strongwinds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contributeto extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service