619  
FNUS75 KMSO 242216  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLET FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
416 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
TUESDAY WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS,  
ALONG WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS. WEDNESDAY, PARTLY CLOUDY  
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCES  
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY 1600. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
COME WITH GUSTY OUTFLOWS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING,  
AND VERY LITTLE CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW  
80S AND MINRH VALUES IN THE LOW 20S CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD AS WELL.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-5 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROBINSON  
REQUESTED BY...KATELYN MILLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620011.6/MSO  
.DELDT 08/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KATELYN_MILLER@FIRENET.GOV  
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