224  
FNUS75 KMSO 121536  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY CEDAR 25  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
936 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0958 MDT ON APRIL 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS  
EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FEATURE, THEN THE BEST CHANCE FOR  
PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. WHEN THE DISTURBANCE  
MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING SOME SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-10 GUSTS TO 15 MPH THEN BECOMING  
VARIABLE 3-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.29 INCHES.  
   
MONDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.26 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...JASON KEISTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609829.3/MSO  
.DELDT 04/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JASON.KEISTER@USDA.GOV,BRYCE.HULL@USDA.GOV,BRANDON.HIGHTOWER@USDA.GOV  
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