871
FNUS75 KMSO 032005
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR NATURE GROVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
205 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING WAVES OF SHOWERS
AND CLOUD COVER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE GENERALLY
HIT OR MISS, WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS HIGHEST ON FRIDAY
NIGHT AT 50%. CHANCES FOR LIGHTNING WILL BE FOCUSED DURING THE
LATE-AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS
FRIDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. COOL
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ALONG WITH EXCELLENT
RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
* MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.20 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.30 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
* MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 10-15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.07 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...KEELY FISHMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620340.12/MSO
.DELDT 09/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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