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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINI HORSE RX...USFS HELENA RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
556 AM MDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE IS A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
AS OF THIS WRITING. THIS MAY BRIEFLY BRING GUSTS OVER 20 MPH FOR
A SHORT PERIOD THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING NORTH
5 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 23 18 14 11 6 6 7 9 10 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 38 41 43 46 49 51 53 53 55
RH..............55 54 49 43 40 37 34 32 29 28 26
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 12 12 9 9 8 9 11 18 14 23 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 53 49 44 43 41 39 38 38 35 35 34
RH..............27 29 36 41 43 47 51 51 52 55 57 58
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N W W SW SW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 49 49 46 46 46 42 42 42 49 49 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 35 37 39 44 48 53 57 60 63 64 65
RH..............62 57 53 50 45 40 36 33 30 29 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP QUIGLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/09/26
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