803
FNUS75 KMSO 301405
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
805 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS FOR THE RIGGINS AREA HAVE
TAPERED OFF TODAY, THOUGH ENOUGH MOISTURE IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR
LESS INTENSE SHOWERS THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEVENTY TWO
HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS NEAR RIGGINS WERE ABOUT 1.5 INCHES AS OF THIS
MORNING. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL FEW HUNDREDTHS TO 0.15 INCHES OF
RAIN BY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING BRIEF, MODERATE RAINFALL AND GUSTY,
ERRATIC WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH UNDER THE STRONGER SHOWERS.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
AFTERNOON GOING FORWARD, ALONGSIDE MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....40 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
* MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.11 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
* MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616511.0/MSO
.DELDT 06/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TREVOR.UNSWORTH@USDA.GOV,RICHARD.GRIFFIN@USDA.GOV
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