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Spot Forecast for Elk Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
212 AM MDT Tue Oct 7 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on October 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... High pressure is established over the Northern
Rockies and will remain into Wednesday. Expect mostly clear skies,
light terrain-driven winds, and dry conditions today. Inversions
and midslope thermal belts will strengthen tonight. Dry conditions
persist while southwest winds increase on Wednesday as the ridge
axis moves east.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny. Some frost early in the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....61-66.
* Min Humidity........31-36 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Upslope/upvalley 3-6 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........55-60 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest around 5 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....64-69.
* Min Humidity........22-27 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South around 5 mph becoming southwest 10-15
  mph after noon.

* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Jason Keister
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521892.18/MSO
.DELDT 10/07/25
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.EMAIL brett.pargman@usda.gov,andre.dulac@usda.gov,brandon.hightower@usda.gov,jason.keister@usda.gov