768  
FNUS75 KMSO 260116  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKFOOT TREX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
716 PM MDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 MDT ON APRIL 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH A  
LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION. CONFIDENCE  
IS HIGH FOR AN EASTERLY GRADIENT TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO  
SUNDAY. RH WILL TREND HIGHER ON SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER  
AND LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AREA WITH THE EASTERLY GRADIENT IN  
PLACE.  
 
THE EASTERLY GRADIENT CONTINUES INTO MONDAY MORNING SHIFTING TO A  
LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANY SUNDAY EVENING  
SHOWERS SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATED WITH ANOTHER A CHANCE OF BRIEF  
SHOWERS AGAIN MONDAY BUT WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE MINIMAL. DAYTIME  
TEMPERATURES TREND UPWARD ON MONDAY WITH LOWER MIN RH COMPARED TO  
SUNDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. FROST OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-6 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST 5-6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 12-18 MPH..  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SOME FROST AND PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING EAST 2-4 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME FROST AND PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY MID  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...M. JACOB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610491.8/MSO  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARTIN.JACOB@USDA.GOV  
 
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