631
FNUS75 KMSO 072142
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERFLY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
342 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
ABNORMALLY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS
WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF HEAT, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY
WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, AND POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. IN
ADDITION TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SKIES WILL REMAIN
SMOKY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. EXPECT VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 5
MILES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AT LEAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
* MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...SAM COX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618902.4/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLINT.MENDENHALL@USDA.GOV,SAMUEL.COX@USDA.GOV
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