504
FNUS75 KMSO 281328
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PRAIRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
728 AM MDT WED OCT 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY
WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. MIXING WILL BE RELATIVELY POOR DUE TO
STABLE CONDITIONS UNDER CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.
PRECIPITATION WILL END THIS EVENING. THURSDAY WILL TREND A FEW
DEGREES WARMER BUT WITH LESS WIND AND GENERALLY STABLE CONDITIONS
LINGERING IN THE VALLEY BOTTOM.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN, MIXING WITH
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 3000
FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03-0.06 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
* MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...TERRENCE CALDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624611.1/MSO
.DELDT 10/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TERRENCE.CALDWELL@MT.GOV
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