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SPOT FORECAST FOR JERICHO CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
503 AM MDT MON JUN 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION BECOMES
LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED STARTING TONIGHT. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE ON TUE, WITH SOME DRYING ON WED. THERE WILL BE A GOOD
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ON THU. IT LOOKS WARMER BY LATE
IN THE WEEK, BUT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. MORNING FOG.
CWR.................35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 15 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...18 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 97 92 89 86 88 87 84 83 76 75 72
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RS RS RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............36 37 37 39 41 42 42 43 45 47 47 48
RH..............95 95 99 99 100 99 98 94 90 85 79 74
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........69 78 73 77 78 72 67 65 69 75 83 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 44 41 40 39 38 38 38 36 36 36
RH..............74 75 79 87 92 94 94 93 93 93 95 95
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 78 78 85 85 85 91 91 91 91 91 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 10 10
TEMP............35 37 38 41 45 48 49 50 52 53 53 54
RH..............94 90 88 82 80 73 68 67 66 65 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...JAKE FITZGERALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/01/26
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