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SPOT FORECAST FOR DALTON 49F...LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
356 PM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
BEFORE PICKING UP OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE AN INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS GUSTY
WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0
TEMP............64 65
RH..............42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 29 46 23 31 30 19 31 26 25 23 26
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............63 61 59 55 54 52 52 51 50 49 48 47
RH..............43 47 51 55 56 58 58 60 62 64 66 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W S SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 40 22 16 14 7 14 6 9 8 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............46 46 46 49 55 59 64 67 70 71 72 72
RH..............68 68 68 64 55 46 38 34 29 26 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
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 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 5.0 6.5 7.5 7.5 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...GLINSKAS
REQUESTED BY...DILLON KRIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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