694  
FNUS75 KMSO 141643  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBBY S290  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1043 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY  
MORNING, BECOMING SHOWERY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS BY  
WEDNESDAY EVENING LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR WITH LIGHT  
ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER  
REQUESTED BY...JENN KITSMILLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610312.0/MSO  
.DELDT 04/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JENNIFER.KITSMILLER@NOAA.GOV  
 
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