724
FNUS75 KMSO 291752
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR KMSO FULL SCALE EXERCISE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1152 AM MDT WED APR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL BE PROGRESSING EASTWARD
ON SATURDAY. IT WILL STILL BE THE DOMINANT FACTOR DRIVING THE
WEATHER CAUSING VERY LOW CHANCES FOR RAIN AND LIGHT WINDS ALONG
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, SOUTHWEST FLOW SETTING UP AT THE
SAME TIME WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER IN THE AFTERNOON
AND A SLIGHT TREND UPWARD IN HUMIDITY COMPARED TO THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....5 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 46 56 56 56 55 55 55 61 61 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............43 46 49 55 61 67 71 73 74 75 74
RH..............69 64 58 51 43 36 31 29 27 24 23
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
SURFACE WND GST. 5 5 5 5 5 5
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2612126.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NHOLLOWAY@MISSOULACOUNTY.US,JSHAFFER@FLYMISSOULA.COM
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