Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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Spot Forecast for Dalton 49F Rx...Lincoln Ranger District
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
458 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1700 MDT on September 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
It will be clear/quiet tonight through Tuesday morning. A weak
weather disturbance will move through Tuesday evening, but as of now,
precipitation should go north/south of the burn area. Dry conditions
are expected for Wed/Thu. Overall, winds will be on the lighter side
for the next few days.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-71.
Min humidity........36-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph.
TIME (MDT) 5PM
Sky (%).........Mostly Clear (2 Percent)
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0
Chc of thdr (%).0
Temp............66
RH..............35
20 FT wind dir..SW
20 FT wind spd..5
20 FT wind gust.10
Mix hgt (kft)...5.0
Transp wind dir.W
Transp wind spd.5
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....40-45.
Max humidity........Around 60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph early in the evening
becoming light.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the north
early in the evening, then shifting to the
south in the late evening and overnight.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2 4 8 6 11 8 4 5 6 5 6 7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
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............66 63 58 55 53 52 51 51 50 47 45 43
RH..............38 44 47 52 53 55 55 56 57 59 61 62
20 FT wind dir..W NW N E SE SE SE SE S S S SE
20 FT wind spd..5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT wind gust.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...3.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.W NW N SE SE S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-71.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in
the afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........8 19 17 17 37 22 27 24 45 58 60 74
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
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............46 45 47 49 54 58 62 65 66 66 67 66
RH..............62 62 63 61 54 49 43 40 37 36 36 36
20 FT wind dir..S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT wind spd..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 5.0 6.0 7.5 7.5 5.5
Transp wind dir.S S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW W
Transp wind spd.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Dillon Krier
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/21/26
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.EMAIL dillon.krier@usda.gov