626  
FNUS75 KMSO 252349  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK RX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
549 PM MDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED WITH AN EASTERLY WIND  
GRADIENT AND DECENT RH RECOVERY. SHOWER CHANCES INCREASE  
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT, WITH A 30% CHANCE OF A  
WETTING RAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE FORM OF A DUSTING TO 1-2  
INCHES OF SNOW. THE EASTERLY GRADIENT TIGHTENS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS  
WELL. OTHERWISE, DAYTIME TEMPERATURE AND MIN RH ON SUNDAY LOOK  
SIMILAR TO TODAY (SATURDAY).  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5-8 INCREASING TO 10-14  
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.15 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...MATT PFEIFER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611723.1/MSO  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MPFEIFER@BLM.GOV  
 
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