601  
FNUS75 KMSO 250028  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHINGLE CREEK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
628 PM MDT WED JUN 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JUNE 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
THURSDAY WILL BE THE LAST MOSTLY DRY AND WARM DAY  
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR  
AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT WETTING RAINS  
EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. THE CHANGE BEGINS FRIDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT  
PUSHES THROUGH AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL LINGER  
OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WETTING RAINS ARE HIGHLY  
LIKELY BY THE END OF THE DAY FRIDAY, WITH THE MOST LIKELY 24HR  
RAINFALL TOTALS FALLING BETWEEN 0.50" AND 1". THERE IS A 50  
PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR 1" OF RAIN BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.  
72HR RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1" AND 2" BY  
THEN END OF THE WEEKEND.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 72-77.  
BOTTOM: 86-91.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 25-30 PERCENT.  
BOTTOM: 19-24 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH/NORTHWEST  
5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 56-61.  
BOTTOM: 54-59  
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT,  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...90 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....40 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 58-63.  
BOTTOM: 72-77.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 72-77 PERCENT.  
BOTTOM: 55-60 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.75 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROBINSON  
REQUESTED BY...LAWEN HOLLINGSWORTH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616157.0/MSO  
.DELDT 06/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAWEN.T.HOLLINGSWORTH@USDA.GOV  
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