714
FNUS75 KMSO 121048
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUGHING ANT 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
448 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BY NOON, TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE WARMED INTO THE
UPPER 60S WITH RHS GETTING DOWN BELOW 30%. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE
1 TO 3 MPH. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS
GENERALLY ABOVE 20,000 FEET MSL. MODERATE RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH
ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLING. INCREASING PREFRONTAL WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.
ALSO INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM BY MID-AFTERNOON WHEN A SUBTLE WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR
TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH THE COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE, EXCEPT TO 40 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS. A TOTAL OF 0.18 TO
0.40" OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 35
MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.11 INCHES.
FORECASTER...NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND FLANAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613140.2/MSO
.DELDT 05/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RAYMOND.FLANAGAN@USDA.GOV
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