The Salmon Forks fire located 2.5 miles east of Big Salmon Lake on the Flathead/Powell County line has been very active and putting off a lot of smoke here of late. This smoke plume will continue to impact some locations in north-central Montana over the next couple of days, especially right along the Rocky Mountain Front. Areas impacted by the smoke plume will have hazy skies and reduced air quality, while everywhere else should have good air quality and just a little haze.

We are going to have increasing clouds this evening and tonight with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms, generally around the Helena area and in north-central Montana west of I-15. There will also be a little breeze around through early tonight along the eastern half of the Hi-Line. It is also going to be mild t

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