575
FNUS75 KMSO 291713
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR RTRL OPEN WS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1113 AM MDT WED OCT 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS THE REST
OF TODAY BEHIND A MORNING COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH.
WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND REMAIN LIGHT ON THURSDAY WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THURSDAY. THE BEST
VENTILATION IS TODAY, DIMINISHING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS MIXING
HEIGHTS AND WINDS DECREASE. LIMITED VENTILATION CONTINUES ON
THURSDAY. MORNING FOG/LOW STRATUS ON THURSDAY MAY SLOW THE
TYPICAL MORNING TEMPERATURE TREND UPWARD.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THIS WEEKEND HAVE TRENDED DOWNWARD,
CURRENTLY MEAN TOTAL VALUES ARE 0.1-0.2 INCH.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
* MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.08 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
* MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
* MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...TODD COUTURE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524709.0/MSO
.DELDT 10/29/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TODD.COUTURE@CSKT.ORG
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