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FNUS75 KMSO 021417
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
817 AM MDT WED JUL 2 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST HOT DAY TO THIS HEATWAVE.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE
INCREASES, AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. GENERAL
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE SOUTHWEST, BUT OUTFLOW WINDS WILL HAVE
VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS, LIKELY GUSTING 40 MPH, BUT HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS. HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGER STORMS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHING. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH HIGHER CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....40 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE WITH AFTERNOON
STORMS.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......TRACE-0.07 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE WITH EVENING STORMS.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...70 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....50 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08-0.24 INCHES.
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JASON WILLOUGHBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517117.0/MSO
.DELDT 07/02/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.WILLOUGHBY@USDA.GOV,SHANE.MARTIN@USDA.GOV
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