690
FNUS75 KMSO 031715 AAB
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERTIP...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1115 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
REST OF TODAY
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING WAVES OF SHOWERS
AND CLOUD COVER TODAY INTO FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE GENERALLY HIT
OR MISS, WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASING TO 40% TONIGHT.
CHANCES FOR LIGHTNING ARE LESS THAN 10% TODAY AND TONIGHT, BUT
WILL INCREASE TO 15% ON FRIDAY, WITH THE LIGHTNING THREAT FOCUSED
DURING THE LATE-AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON
FRIDAY, WITH HIGHER SUSTAINED WINDS (10 MPH) AND GUSTS (15-20
MPH) BEING FELT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WEST FACING
SLOPES OF THE FIRE AREA.
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST
5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.04 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.10 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
* MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-15
MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.06 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES FLINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620885.5/MSO
.DELDT 09/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTKIC@FIRENET.GOV,JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV,JAMES.FLINT@USDA.GOV,CONNER.CHAFFEE@USDA.GOV,TRISTAN.REID@USDA.GOV
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