717
FNUS75 KMSO 042045
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR NATURE GROVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
245 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING
RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPECT CHANCES
FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS (ABOUT 25% CHANCE) ON BOTH SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. STORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE WILL BE
CAPABLE OF GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO ABOUT 40 MPH, ALONG WITH HEAVY
RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.17 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
* MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
* MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...CLINT MENDENHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620340.14/MSO
.DELDT 09/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLINT.MENDENHALL@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.YOUNG@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.A.SUKO@USDA.GOV,GABE.DUMM@USDA.GOV,2026.NATUREGROVE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,CODY.HOOVER@USDA.GOV,JBARTA@BLM.GOV,MTMDC@FIRENET.GOV,MARIO.GOMEZ@USDA.GOV,CLINT_MENDENHALL@FIRENET.GOV,DAVID.TINGLEY@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,SCOTT_SUKO@FIRENET.GOV,ERIN.NOONAN@USDA.GOV
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