Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Windy Rock
National Weather Service Missoula MT
426 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on October 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Shower activity increases throughout the late
afternoon, becoming stratiform light rain overnight. Lowering snow
levels will allow for a slushy 1 to 2 inches of snow to accumulate
Sunday morning. Winds initially will be northwest not stronger
than 12 mph. After the passage of the back door cold front from
east of the Divide, winds turn northeast and gusts after midnight
through mid morning will be around 20 mph with an occasional gust
to 25 mph. Afternoon Sunday winds remain northeasterly but
diminish in strength.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....41-46.
* Min Humidity........66-71 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 7-8 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 3000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.02-0.15 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the overnight,
  then snow possible after 3 am.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....28-33.
* Max Humidity........82-87 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-8 mph becoming north 8-14 mph
  with gusts to 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.13-0.26 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the morning, then
  chance of snow in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....33-38.
* Min Humidity........60-65 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 6-10 mph. Gusty winds from the
  morning dissipate by noon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........East 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.10-0.25 inches.

$$
Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...Tom Kohley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2522937.0/MSO
.DELDT 10/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tom_kohley@firenet.gov