088  
FNUS75 KMSO 131521  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEOPLES FIRE SPOT WEATHER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
921 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL  
CAUSE HIGH WINDS, SHOWERS, AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE BURN SITE.  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING  
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40-50 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
14-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02 TO 0.06 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 16-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35  
MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL  
OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02 TO 0.12 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LEACH  
REQUESTED BY...SAVANNAH RIGGLES IC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613552.0/MSO  
.DELDT 05/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SM.FS.MTKDC@USDA.GOV  
 
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