322  
FNUS75 KMSO 141321  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NW MT FAIR AM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
721 AM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON AUGUST 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WITH NO  
GUARANTEE OF RAIN. DIRECT IMPACT FROM A THUNDERSTORM COULD  
PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL, SMALL HAIL, AND OUTFLOW GUSTS  
UP TO 30 MPH. COOL OVERNIGHT, PATCHY FOG OR LOW STRATUS POSSIBLE.  
WARMING AND DRYING INTO SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15  
MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.20 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 89 78 77 70 73 62 56 72 65  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 30 40 50 60 40 30 60 50  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............50 53 58 61 63 65 68 69 70 71  
RH..............100 90 85 81 77 73 71 68 62 60  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/NORTH 1-5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........19 29 19 21 9 11 13 23 18 19 25 28  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 69 68 62 59 55 54 53 52 51 49 49  
RH..............63 63 67 75 84 96 100 100 100 100 100 100  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1  
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/NORTH 1-5 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 51 51 23 23 23 27 27 27 16 16 16  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0  
TEMP............48 47 51 54 61 66 70 72 75 77 77 78  
RH..............100 100 100 90 79 71 64 57 53 48 43 43  
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...PARKER  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HINGISS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2619534.2/MSO  
.DELDT 08/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SNUNNALLY@FLATHEADCOUNTY.GOV,KHANSBERRY@FLATHEADCOUNTY.GOV  
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