052
FNUS75 KMSO 292245
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLET FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
445 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWER CHANCES CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH CHANCE
FOR MEASURABLE RAINFALL. WETTING RAIN POSSIBLE UNDER HEAVIER, OR
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF, SHOWERS. COOL WITH BREEZY TO STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN FOR
MONDAY WITH PATCHY MORNING FOG OR LOW STRATUS POSSIBLE, WARMING,
DRYING, AND INCREASINGLY STABLE CONDITIONS.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.20 INCHES.
SUNDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, PATCHY MORNING FOG OR LOW
STRATUS POSSIBLE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
* MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/SOUTH 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 15 MPH BY THE MORNING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 2-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
* MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 43-48. HIGHS 74-79. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 47-52. HIGHS 64-69. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 42-47. HIGHS 60-65.
VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...LEXIS LYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620615.3/MSO
.DELDT 08/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LEXIS.LYLE@USDA.GOV
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