Bozeman AQI: Twice as Bad as Beijing or Mexico City
The Air Quality Index around southwest Montana was bad all weekend. Then it became even worse on Monday into seriously unhealthy levels.
Weather
MONDAY: Bozeman Area Heat Advisory and Red Flag Warning
Why have one advisory when you can worry about two or more? Gallatin County along with several others across Montana are struggling with another day of extremely hot and dry conditions.
No Joke. Montana Has Some of the Worst Air Quality on the PLANET This Week
Wildfire smoke has absolutely saturated the state of Montana. Missoula, Butte, Helena and Bozeman all have some of the worst air quality numbers in the entire United States, with some AQI numbers ranking worse than Jakarta, Indonesia or Delhi, India. That's really bad.
Excessive Heat Watch for Eastern Half of Montana: 106 Possible
Scary hot temperatures are coming to several counties in Montana this weekend and into next week. An Excessive Heat Watch covers almost half of the state with triple digit temperatures coming for several days in a row.
Bozeman Entering Stage 2 Drought Advisory: What Does That Mean
Well, it means a few important things. Not least of which could be water usage surcharges if we're not careful. Smart landscape watering is the main goal to reduce Bozeman's water usage during this dry summer.
Goose Fire Closure Map: 2,200+ Acres Burning Around Cliff Lake, Expected to Grow
One of southwest Montana's most beautiful places is on fire. The fire has doubled in size in the last 24 hours. More than 2,200 acres between Hidden Lake and Cliff lake are burning with the cause still unknown. The whole area of Cliff Lake, Wade Lake and Hidden Lake are now closed to the public…
FRIDAY ALERT: Bozeman Air Quality ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’
The Gallatin Valley was blanketed by a fresh layer of wildfire smoke on Friday morning that you could actually taste.
THURSDAY: Red Flag Fire Weather Warning for SW Montana Counties
Madison, Jefferson and Silver Bow Counties are under a Red Flag Warning for fire weather through at least Thursday night.
Wildfire South of Red Lodge 69% Contained at Nearly 30K Acres
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.
City of Bozeman Offers No Charge Sprinkler System Assessments
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.
RED LODGE FIRE: Robertson Draw Fire Now 21,000 Acres [Wednesday]
The wildfire burning south of Red Lodge, Montana is being called the Robertson Draw fire and as of Wednesday at 1pm is over 21,000 acres.
Willow Creek Wildfire, Southwest of Three Forks: 240+ Acres
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.