583  
FNUS75 KMSO 260001  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL FACE RX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
601 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 A SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY  
WIND BY SUNSET OR JUST AFTER AND DECENT RH RECOVERY. SHOWER  
CHANCES INCREASE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT, WITH A  
40% CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE FORM OF A  
DUSTING TO 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW. THE NORTHERLY GRADIENT TIGHTENS  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL, LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.  
OTHERWISE, DAYTIME TEMPERATURE LOOK A BIT WARMER ON SUNDAY WITH  
SIMILAR TO SLIGHTLY LOWER MIN RH COMPARED TO TODAY (SATURDAY).  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN, PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4-6 MPH GUSTS 17 MPH  
BECOMING NORTH 6-8 MPH MID EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
5-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 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.....41-46.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-14 MPH WITH  
GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.07-0.17 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW PFEIFER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611680.1/MSO  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MPFEIFER@BLM.GOV  
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