Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
173 FNUS75 KTFX 271409 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Running Wolf...US Forest Service National Weather Service Great Falls MT 809 AM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Waves of showers and embedded thunderstorms will move through from the southwest over next few hours, with downpours, a few cloud to ground lightning strikes, and some wind gusts up to 25 mph expected. Shower and thunderstorm activity will become more scattered in nature by early this afternoon, but atmospheric destabilization should increase the potential for a few stronger to severe storms. The stronger cells will be capable of producing hail, strong, erratic winds, and heavy rain in addition to lightning. Precipitation chances drop off later this afternoon into tonight, but post frontal west to northwesterly winds increase. Showery, windy, and much cooler conditions are expected on Friday as a moist northwesterly flow wraps around the departing low pressure. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Rain showers and embedded thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some storms can be strong to severe, particularly in the early afternoon. CWR.................70 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....60-65. Min humidity........35-40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest to West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 30 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear to partly cloudy (15-35 percent). CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39-44. Max humidity........65-70 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Ridgetop...........West around 45 mph. Haines Index........ .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................50 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....47-52. Min humidity........55-60 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridgetop...........Northwest around 35 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Greely Requested by...IC (T) Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416809.0/TFX .DELDT 06/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtgdc@firenet.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov