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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN GULCH...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
706 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
BETWEEN 1900 AND 2100 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH THE
FIRE. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY. TOMORROW AND FRIDAY IT WILL BE HOT WITH LIGHT WINDS
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. TOMORROW
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FIRE.
ALL THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY,
ERRATIC WINDS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 0 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
0 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 67 75 76 72 73 62 55 27 25 13
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH PTY PTY SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW SMK SMK RW SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 66 63 62 61 60 60 60 58 57 57
RH..............34 41 44 46 45 47 45 45 47 49 49
20 FT WIND DIR..NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N NW SW S S SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE S S S SW S S W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 20 16 20 12 4 5 9 20 33 38 41
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK RW RW SMK
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10
TEMP............56 58 60 62 65 68 70 72 73 73 74 72
RH..............46 47 45 43 40 36 32 31 27 26 26 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 4.5 7.5 9.5 11 10 9.0 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........75 75 75 87 87 87 58 58 58 70 70 70
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 71 68 65 63 63 62 62 61 59 58 58
RH..............28 32 38 42 44 42 43 41 41 43 44 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE E SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW SW W W NW N N N NW W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 63 63 12 12 12 8 8 8 17 17 17
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK
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............57 59 61 62 65 68 71 73 74 75 76 76
RH..............42 40 38 37 35 32 30 28 25 24 23 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W W W W NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 5.5 7.5 9.0 10 11 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...GESELL
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/29/26
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