Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
240 FNUS75 KTFX 161455 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Kading Cabin RX...Forest Service National Weather Service Great Falls MT 855 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MDT on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A widespread late spring rain and mountain snow event is expected to arrive overnight tonight and linger through the evening hours on Tuesday. Expect rain and snow to begin to fall at the burn site around 2100-2300 Sunday evening and persisting through the overnight hours. Monday morning will possibly bring a break in the precipitation, but expect round of rain and snow showers to return by late morning or early afternoon along with a 30% chance of a thunderstorm, with evening bringing a return to mostly dry conditions. Rain and snow showers will return on Tuesday during the afternoon and evening hours. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers likely and chance of rain showers. CWR.................50 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....30-35. Max humidity........95-100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 5 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. Haines Index........ .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers in the morning, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................95 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....38-43. Min humidity........84-89 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and snow showers overnight. CWR.................60 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....28-33. Max humidity........95-100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Haines Index........ .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....46-51. Min humidity........56-61 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Ludwig Requested by...Mandy Alvino Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2416225.0/TFX .DELDT 06/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mandy.alvino@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov