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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK PEREZ...FORT BELKNAP AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
823 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THE
BEST WINDOW FOR SHOWERS WILL BE BETWEEN 0300 TO 0900. ANY SHOWER
THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE LIGHT IN PRECIPITATION, WITH ONLY A 20%
CHANCE FOR 0.10" OF RAIN. NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
THIS EVENING DECREASES TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. DECENT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY REMAINS SLIGHTLY COOLER
AND CLOUDIER WITH NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER, WITH BREEZY WINDS SOUTH WINDS
INCREASING IN THE EVENING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84 72 76 77 79 88 92 88 92 92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 62 58 56 54 53 51 50 48 47
RH..............31 38 43 47 51 54 59 61 64 67
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 96 96 93 91 91 85 73 76 76 72 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 47 50 55 59 61 63 66 66 67 68
RH..............72 72 71 65 55 48 43 38 35 32 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E NE N N N N 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 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SW SE NE NE N N N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 74 74 61 61 61 46 46 46 34 34 34
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............66 66 62 56 53 52 50 48 46 44 43 42
RH..............32 34 43 50 55 59 64 68 73 74 77 79
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 6.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 37 37 28 28 28 26 26 26 29 29 29
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............41 43 48 53 60 67 72 76 79 80 82 82
RH..............82 75 66 56 47 39 32 27 24 22 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
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..NW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...WILSON
REQUESTED BY...LEWISTOWN FIRE DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/08/26
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