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FNUS75 KMSO 050849
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
249 AM MDT SUN JUL 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0743 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY, STRENGTHENING
AFTER NOON. APPROACHING MONSOON MOISTURE ON MONDAY WILL INCREASE
CLOUD COVER AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE WET.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WARMING
AND DRYING TREND WILL OCCUR LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND,
BRINGING POTENTIALLY THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO
FAR.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
* MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...15 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOWS 59-64. HIGHS 80-85. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60-65. HIGHS 77-82. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 56-61. HIGHS 75-80. NORTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 57-62. HIGHS 81-86.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59-64. HIGHS 81-86.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616511.6/MSO
.DELDT 07/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PAUL.BROUWER@USDA.GOV,GRAYDON.GALLOWAY@USDA.GOV,RICHARD.GRIFFIN@USDA.GOV
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