786
FNUS75 KMSO 202302
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
502 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES ON MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. TODAY WILL TREND
SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER WITH SIMILAR RHS TO THURSDAY. THE HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN TONIGHT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE
FROM THE SOUTH. A LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER
AND RHS HIGHER ON SATURDAY BUT THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
ANTICIPATED WITH STORMS, THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE FOR GUSTY AND
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 50-55. TOP 61-66.
* MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 80-85 PERCENT. TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 93-98. TOP 80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 12-17 PERCENT. BOTTOM 14-19 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING EAST 3-6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 50-55. TOP 58-63.
* MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 56-61 PERCENT. TOP 30-35 PERCENT
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 85-90. TOP 72-77.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH NEAR RIDGE TOP IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
* MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
* MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT PITSENBARGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618978.17/MSO
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RILEE_NILSSON@FIRENET.GOV,THEODORE.PETERSON@USDA.GOV,JACOB.SOHR@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER_SAMUELSON@FIRENET.GOV,THEODORE_PETERSON@FIRENET.GOV,GARRETT_PITSENBARGER@FIRENET.GOV
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