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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HILLS...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
936 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WHILE MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY, A STRAY SHOWER OR STORM CAN'T BE RULED
OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIURNAL BREEZES INCREASE ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SUSCEPTIBLE TO TERRAIN.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWER OR STORM.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 30 32 32 29 39 44 30 36 48 33 29
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 10 0
TEMP............50 54 57 60 66 69 71 75 76 76 77 76
RH..............74 71 64 56 51 45 40 35 33 28 25 22
20 FT WIND DIR..NW E S S S SE SE W W SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 20 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 5.5 6.5 8.0 7.5 6.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 10 10
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 30 30 7 7 7 8 8 8 13 13 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 76 74 69 65 63 60 58 56 54 53 52
RH..............31 32 36 45 48 50 54 58 60 64 66 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW N SE NE S SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 16 16 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 57 61 65 71 75 78 79 81 82 83
RH..............72 69 63 55 48 42 37 33 28 25 22 20
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.0 6.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 7.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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