Weather conditions continue dire fire forecast
The Remote Automatic Weather Station at Cougar Peak Lookout in Sanders County helps fire officials gauge what a fire may do. In the background, smoke drifts from the Thorne Creek and Winniemuck fires. The fires grew together recently and have been burning slowly in extremely steep and rugged terrain northeast of Thompson Falls. (U.S. Forest Service photo)
Fire managers and weather forecasters continued their dire predictions for air quality and wild fires with continued hot and dry conditions throughout Western Montana this week.
But there is a small hope that showers and thunderstorms may accompany a weather front this week...
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