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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINI HORSE RX...USFS HELENA RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1233 PM MDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
OTHER THAN SOME PASSING CLOUDS, IT WILL BE QUIET TODAY. THE FLOW
ALOFT IS WESTERLY ON THU AND MORE SOUTHERLY ON FRI. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LOOKS TO BE LATE FRI AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 34 25 25 24 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 44 48 51 53 55
RH..............34 29 25 22 21 20
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 10 10 15 15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........26 43 49 52 58 67 70 62 39 42 36 21
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............55 53 50 46 45 43 42 42 41 40 38 38
RH..............21 24 31 35 38 42 44 47 48 51 54 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW W SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 5.0 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 W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 21 27 23 16 10 5 8 10 10 12 10
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............36 35 37 38 41 43 46 49 52 53 54 55
RH..............55 55 55 50 46 43 39 36 33 30 29 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP QUIGLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/08/26
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