001
FNUS75 KMSO 040901
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
301 AM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA
ON TODAY WILL FLATTEN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE, ALLOWING FOR WARM,
DRY AND BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. GUSTS WILL LIKELY PEAK AROUND
20 MPH. SUNDAY WILL SEE SLIGHTLY LESS WIND, BUT SIMILAR WARMTH AND
RHS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FIRE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
* MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 58-63. HIGHS 77-82. NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 59-64. HIGHS 80-85. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO
10 MPH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60-65. HIGHS 76-81. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55-60. HIGHS 73-78.
FRIDAY
CLEAR. LOWS 53-58. HIGHS 76-81.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616511.5/MSO
.DELDT 07/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RICHARD.GRIFFIN@USDA.GOV,PAUL.BROUWER@USDA.GOV,GRAYDON.GALLOWAY@USDA.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page