Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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069 FNUS75 KMSO 210230 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for McAllister National Weather Service Missoula MT 830 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on August 20. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Hot and dry conditions persisting through the week and into the weekend. Smoke plumes from area wildfires pushing through at times. Min RH`s into the upper 20s and low 30s during the afternoons. Backdoor/northeasterly cold front Thursday into Friday keeping wind speeds elevated during the overnight and gusting up to 25 mph for Friday afternoon. .REST OF TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Smoke/haze overnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....15 percent. * Min Temperature.....51-56. * Max Humidity........63-68 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........North 2-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. * Mixing Height.......Decreasing to less than 1000 ft agl overnight. * Mixing Winds........North 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00-0.02 inches. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Smoke/haze. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....78-83. * Min Humidity........25-30 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........North 2-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in the morning becoming north-northeast 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Less than 1000 ft agl in the morning increasing to near 8500 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........North 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Smoke/haze possible. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....48-53. * Max Humidity........72-77 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........North 3-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. * Mixing Height.......Decreasing to less than 1000 ft agl overnight. * Mixing Winds........North 7 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....76-81. * Min Humidity........32-37 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........North 3-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in the morning becoming north-northeast 8-14 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Less than 1000 ft agl in the morning increasing to near 5500 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........Northeast 8 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... Mostly clear. Lows 46-51. Highs 79-84. North winds 6-15 mph. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows 48-53. Highs 78-83. Northeast winds 6-12 mph. .MONDAY... Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 51-56. Highs 77-82. North winds 6-10 mph. $$ Forecaster...Parker/Kitsmiller Requested by...Kolby Kovatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2520327.0/MSO .DELDT 08/20/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kolby.kovatch@mt.gov,jake.fitzgerald@usda.gov