Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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482 FNUS75 KMSO 040959 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Elk Creek National Weather Service Missoula MT 359 AM MDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on October 04. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Northwest winds and cloudy skies this morning will precede widespread rain showers arriving this afternoon. Precipitation will last through Sunday. Snow levels will descend to about 4500 feet by Sunday morning. Total liquid precipitation of 0.30 to 0.60 inches by Sunday afternoon. Winds will become northerly tonight with a cold front moving east to west. Expect gusts of about 15-20 mph overnight. Cold temperatures arrive on Monday morning under clear skies. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain early in the morning, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....15 percent. * Max Temperature.....50-55. * Min Humidity........66-71 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming northwest 5-8 mph after noon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.03 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain. Snow likely overnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent. * Chance Lightning....20 percent. * Min Temperature.....30-35. * Max Humidity........92-97 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........North 5-10 with gusts of 15-20 mph * Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........North 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.40 inches. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain likely in the morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....45-50. * Min Humidity........60-65 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........Northeast 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.01 inches. $$ Forecaster...Messina Requested by...Jason Keister Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2521892.15/MSO .DELDT 10/04/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brandon.hightower@usda.gov,jason.keister@usda.gov,andre.dulac@usda.gov,brett.pargman@usda.gov