The 'Robertson Draw' fire that started Sunday, June 13th is located approximately 7 miles south of Red Lodge. As of Wednesday, July 7th the fire is 65-69% contained at nearly 30,000 acres.
Grow your hair long and don't shower for a while. Your lawn, that is. The grass will be fine and we have drought conditions, my friend. Trust me. I've been experimenting already.
Continued temperatures in the 90s along with gusty winds and afternoon thunderstorm activity puts some Montana counties under a Red Flag Warning until at least Friday evening.
Thursday's evening storms cooled things down but Missoula is forecasted to be in the 90s with "blazing hot sun" through the holiday weekend into next week.
As you can see from the map below, Gallatin County and a few others in southwest Montana are being spared the vicious triple-digit daytime highs that are plaguing most of the state this week.
West and northwest Montana (such as Missoula, Helena, Great Falls and Havre) are under a Heat Advisory for Tuesday through Friday (7/2). Counties that don't already have some sort of advisory in effect may get their own in the coming days as very high temps are on their way.
Save water and save your MONEY! Water bills can get big around here, plus we're about to enter some seriously hot temperatures with limited water resources.
Gallatin County, along with almost every other county in Montana, is under a Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather on Tuesday, June 15th. Dangerous fire conditions exist across the state.
A wildfire is burning between the Lewis & Clark Caverns and Three Forks and is approximately 240 acres as of Thursday morning. Crews are currently on scene and battling the fire from the ground and the air.