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FNUS75 KMSO 261824
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER DITCH RAINBUCKET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1224 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS SHOWERS DEVELOPING
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE RX SITE. THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH A 40% CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCHES) THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BY MID-AFTERNOON, WITH OCCUSIONAL GUSTS OF
12-18 MPH. ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY,
LEADING TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER ACTIVITY AND A 20% CHANCE OF
LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY BY MID-AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
* MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH
THIS AFERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 12-18 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME FROST OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
* MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
4-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,
SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...KELLY OBENNICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611785.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KELLY.OBENNICK@CSKT.ORG,ART.TRAHAN@CSKT.ORG
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