Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
418 FNUS75 KMSO 161410 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Wye Fire National Weather Service Missoula MT 810 AM MDT Mon Sep 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on September 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Moisture and instability will increase this afternoon, leading to showers and scattered thunderstorms after 1500. Storms will be capable of producing heavy rain and small hail. Shower activity will become more widespread tonight into Tuesday as a closed low moves into the region. Through Wednesday morning, two day precipitation totals will be 0.40 inches on the low end and up to 1.00 inch on the high end. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon after 1500 PDT. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. * Chance Lightning....25 percent. * LAL.................3. * Max Temperature.....77-82. * Min Humidity........38-43 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming upslope/upvalley 3-6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * Precip Amount.......0.05-0.15 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of rain showers overnight. Patchy fog overnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent. * Chance Lightning....40 percent. * LAL.................3. * Min Temperature.....46-51. * Max Humidity........95-100 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph. * Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.10-0.25 inches. .TUESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent. * Chance Lightning....40 percent. * LAL.................3. * Max Temperature.....63-68. * Min Humidity........67-72 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west 5-7 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * Precip Amount.......0.15-0.40 inches. $$ Forecaster...Lukinbeal Requested by...JT Sohr Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422449.2/MSO .DELDT 09/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jacob.sohr@usda.gov