520
FNUS75 KMSO 111517
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
917 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. INITIALLY, THE SYSTEM WILL BE CONVECTIVE WITH HIT
OR MISS SHOWERS/ THUNDERSTORMS. BOTH DAYS WILL BE BREEZY, WITH ANY
SHOWER BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE OUTFLOW GUSTS 20-30 MPH.
WHILE BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PRECIPITATION WILL BE DEPENDENT ON
BEING UNDER A CORE, 72-HOUR STORM TOTAL HAS THE FOLLOWING RANGE
BY TUESDAY MORNING 0.34 TO 0.71 INCHES.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
* MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUST TO 16 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.13 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
* MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.08 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-13 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09-0.23 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
COOLER. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 30-35. HIGHS 43-48.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-13 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 29-34. HIGHS
46-51. WEST WINDS 6-16 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SNOW. LOWS 30-35. HIGHS 43-48. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-17 MPH.
FORECASTER...BEC
REQUESTED BY...PAUL MONFORTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610058.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL REMI.MONFORTON@USDA.GOV
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