⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Northern Foot Hills; Butte County Area; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains; Wyoming Black Hills – Friday, August 7, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued August 7 at 5:46PM MDT until August 8 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, BUTTE
COUNTY AREA, NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY
PLAINS, WESTON COUNTY PLAINS, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS…

The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 323,
and 327.

* TIMING…From noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday.

* WINDS…Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity as low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.