069
FNUS75 KMSO 210230
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCALLISTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
830 PM MDT WED AUG 20 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH THE
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. SMOKE PLUMES FROM AREA WILDFIRES
PUSHING THROUGH AT TIMES. MIN RH'S INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S
DURING THE AFTERNOONS. BACKDOOR/NORTHEASTERLY COLD FRONT THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY KEEPING WIND SPEEDS ELEVATED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND
GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE/HAZE OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE/HAZE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO NEAR 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE/HAZE POSSIBLE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO NEAR 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46-51. HIGHS 79-84. NORTH WINDS 6-15 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48-53. HIGHS 78-83. NORTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 51-56. HIGHS 77-82. NORTH WINDS 6-10 MPH.
FORECASTER...PARKER/KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...KOLBY KOVATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520327.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/20/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KOLBY.KOVATCH@MT.GOV,JAKE.FITZGERALD@USDA.GOV
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