About Our Office
The National Weather Service office in Billings, Montana is part of a nationwide network of offices under
the National Weather Service (NWS). The National Weather Service
is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
an agency of the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
We are located in the west end of Billings. Our office staff consists of 23 people.
The mission of the National Weather Service is to protect life and property by issuing warnings
and forecasts for tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, winter and summer storms, and all manner of severe or
extreme weather.
The National Weather Service in Billings supports this mission by issuing severe weather warnings,
advisories, and short-term forecasts for 15 counties in south-central and southeast Montana, as well as
Sheridan County in Wyoming.
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