Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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410 FNUS75 KMSO 091859 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Silvertip Fire National Weather Service Missoula MT 1259 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MDT on August 09. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Regional wildfire smoke will continue to impact the fire location`s visibility in the 2 to 6 mile range through today into Monday. Afternoon westerly winds will remain gusty up to 20-25 mph at upper elevations with poor recoveries overnight and thermal belts continuing yet weakening in strength. Lighter wind speeds and much cooler overnight temperatures with increased RH recovery anticipated toward the bottom elevation of the fire. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny, dense smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....67-72. * Min Humidity........23-28 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * Mixing Height.......Near 6500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....52-57. * Max Humidity........53-58 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the evening becoming variable/south 3-10 mph overnight. * Mixing Height.......Decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny, smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....65-70. * Min Humidity........25-30 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable/south 2-8 mph in the morning becoming west 5-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Increasing to 6500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Parker Requested by...Scott Reid Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2618964.5/MSO .DELDT 08/09/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jason.monroe@usda.gov,scott.reid@usda.gov,matthew.glenn@usda.gov,james.flint@usda.gov