702
FNUS75 KMSO 231924
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
124 PM MDT TUE JUN 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS NEAR 10-15 MPH ON MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS A COLD
FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION,
WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN FOCUSED FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY (>95% CHANCE).
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 76-81.
BOTTOM: 86-91
* MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 17-22 PERCENT.
BOTTOM: 13-18 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH ON
MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 56-61.
BOTTOM: 54-59
* MAX HUMIDITY........TOP: 34-39 PERCENT.
BOTTOM: 55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 76-81.
BOTTOM: 87-92.
* MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 18-23 PERCENT.
BOTTOM: 14-19 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS OF 12 TO 18
MPH ON MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...GRAYDON GALLOWAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615969.1/MSO
.DELDT 06/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GRAYDON.GALLOWAY@USDA.GOV
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