607
FNUS75 KMSO 030141
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
741 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MAIN WEATHER IMPACT ON MONDAY IS FORECAST DECREASED
VISIBILITY AND DEGRADATION OF AIR QUALITY DUE TO REGIONAL WILDFIRE
SMOKE. A RELATIVELY COOL MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A WARM
AFTERNOON WITH SIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BECOMING INCREASINGLY NORTHERLY BY
LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH A LIGHT EASTERLY GRADIENT POSSIBLE BY
TUESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE MAY DROP AS LOW AS 2-5
MILES MONDAY MORNING WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT INTO THE AFTERNOON
AND EVEN FURTHER IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO TUESDAY AND THE REST OF THE
WEEK.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, INCREASED SMOKE FROM REGIONAL
FIRES.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/WEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10
MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/EAST 1-5 MPH BY MORNING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE/NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BIDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618254.11/MSO
.DELDT 08/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GARY.MCLENDON@NCAGR.GOV,2026.ELDER.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,ROBIN_JERMYN@FIRENET.GOV,2026.ELDER.SITUATION@FIRENET.GOV
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