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Spot Forecast for Queen Gulch...MTHDC
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
844 AM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on August 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will begin to drop south through the day on
Wednesday, with temperatures cooling below to well below normal
for Thursday and Friday in wake of the frontal passage. Shower
and thunderstorm chances will increase through the afternoon hours
on Wednesday with the passage of the front, with wetting rainfall
becoming likely Thursday afternoon and evening as monsoonal
moisture overruns the cooler airmass in place across Central
Montana.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....70-75.
Min humidity........14-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in
                    the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8   2   2   4   3   3   10  8   10  14
Weather cov.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............56  59  62  64  66  69  70  71  72  71
RH..............29  27  24  23  22  23  21  19  19  19
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.10      10  10  15  15  15  15  20  20
Ridge wind dir..W   W   W   W   SW  W   W   W   W   W
Ridge wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 2.0 3.5 5.0 6.0 7.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   5   10  10  10  15  15  15  20  20

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...1 percent.
Min temperature.....51-56.
Max humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5
                    mph overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the north early
                    in the evening.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........5   7   14  20  16  18  46  33  40  36  33  40
Weather cov.....ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............70  70  66  63  61  60  59  59  58  57  55  55
RH..............21  23  26  30  31  32  33  32  33  36  38  41
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Ridge wind dir..W   NW  NW  N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Ridge wind spd..15  15  15  15  15  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...8.5 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  N   NW
Transp wind spd.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of
                    rain showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...19 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    north late in the morning. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in
                    the late morning and afternoon, then shifting
                    to the north late in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........42  42  42  20  20  20  19  19  19  58  58  58
Weather cov.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH CHC
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                    SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  20  20  20
Temp............53  53  54  55  57  59  61  63  64  65  66  64
RH..............40  41  43  44  42  40  38  39  35  33  34  37
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   E   E   E   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Ridge wind dir..N   NW  SW  S   S   SE  SE  SE  E   E   NE  N
Ridge wind spd..0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 5.0 7.5 9.5 8.5 8.0 6.5
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  W   SW  W   W   SW  W   W   N
Transp wind spd.15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15

$$

Forecaster...Moldan
Requested by...Zack
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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