Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
764 FNUS75 KMSO 162015 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Tinker Bug RX 11 & 14 National Weather Service Missoula MT 215 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 MDT on May 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Confidence is high for gusts of 15-25 mph to continue through this evening, with unsheltered areas seeing the higher gusts. Winds will gradually shift out of the northwest this evening, with gusts continuing overnight as a cold front passes. Cooler temperatures are expected tomorrow as shower activity increases, with the probability for a wetting rain at 50 percent. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....72-77. * Min Humidity........24-29 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts of 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 25 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Clear then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of rain overnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * Min Temperature.....44-49. * Max Humidity........72-77 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 8-13 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph. * Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.01-0.04 inches. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. * Chance Lightning....20 percent. * Max Temperature.....53-58. * Min Humidity........32-37 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph. * Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 25 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.07-0.15 inches. $$ Forecaster...Lukinbeal Requested by...JT Sohr Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414432.0/MSO .DELDT 05/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jacob.sohr@usda.gov, idgvc@firenet.gov