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Spot Forecast for Sucker Creek...DNRC SWS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1217 PM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MDT on July 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today it will be warm with showers and thunderstorms this
evening. The greatest risk for thunderstorms will be between 1700
and 2200. This afternoon relative humidity will be as low as 28%.
This afternoon winds will be 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tonight there will be good humidity recovery. Tomorrow it will be
warm with showers and thunderstorms around in the afternoon and
evening. Any thunderstorm will produce heavy rain, frequent
lightning, and gusty, erratic winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........East around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
CWR.................70 percent.
Chance of thunder...48 percent.
Min temperature.....48-53.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
 Ridgetop...........East around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................35 percent.
Chance of thunder...32 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Gesell
Requested by...MT-HDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518793.5/TFX
.DELDT 07/31/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tfx.ops@noaa.gov,mthdc@firenet.gov,Wburdick@mt.gov