896
FNUS75 KMSO 081540
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
940 AM MDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK DISTURBANCE COULD INITIATE A FEW SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS, AND
LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS. BACKGROUND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL KICK UP IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE'S A 63% PROBABILITY FOR GUSTS
EXCEEDING 20 MPH BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM TODAY, BUT LESS THAN 10%
CHANCE FOR GUSTS OVER 25 MPH. DECENT RH RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT
AS LOWS WILL TRY TO GET DOWN TO 50 DEGREES OR LOWER. HIGHS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER ON THURSDAY BUT RHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY DRIER. 30%
CHANCE FOR GUSTS EXCEEDING 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NIGHT-TIME THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT. BREEZY,
WARM AND DRY ON SATURDAY: 30% CHANCE FOR WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 25
MPH, MIN RHS COULD RANGE 15 TO 19%. HIGHS REACHING UPPER 80S
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
* MAX HUMIDITY........58-67 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS STACY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616944.1/MSO
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTKIC@FIRENET.GOV
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