718  
FNUS75 KMSO 100708  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLOUDREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
108 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY, WITH GUSTS OF 25-35  
MPH DEVELOPING AFTER 200 PM MDT. GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE  
EVENING, WITH A WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND SHIFT WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING BETWEEN 900-1100 PM MDT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND  
SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION SATURDAY,  
WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR WETTING RAINS AND A 45% CHANCE FOR 0.50  
INCHES OR MORE OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN  
THE AREA BY 200 PM MDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MOVING NORTHEASTWARD  
WITHIN SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...5 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 12-20 MPH WITH  
GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH IN  
THE EVENING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20  
MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.07 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...80 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH. GUSTS OF 15-22 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15-0.60 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL  
REQUESTED BY...MADISON GADE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2522867.8/MSO  
.DELDT 10/10/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LAROCHEGABE@GMAIL.COM,MADISON.GADE@USDA.GOV  
 
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