Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
563 FNUS75 KMSO 151400 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Long Tom National Weather Service Missoula MT 800 AM MDT Sun Sep 15 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on September 15. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Confidence is high for southerly winds to develop today, with gusts to around 15 mph after 1400 MDT. Mid-level moisture will increase by mid-afternoon with showers developing in the area after 1600 MDT, which will continue overnight. Speaking of tonight, a northeast wind shift is expected around sunset. Atmospheric instability will increase Monday afternoon, with scattered thunderstorms developing in the vicinity by mid- afternoon. Precipitation will become more widespread Tuesday into Wednesday morning, with a 75% chance for at least 0.40 inches of rain and a 25% chance for 0.80 inches or more. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the after 1600 MDT. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Max Temperature.....59-64. * Min Humidity........28-33 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........South 6-10 mph with gusts to around 15 mph after 1400 MDT. * Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl increasing to 700 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........South 15 mph. * Haines Index........4 low. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the evening, then chance of rain overnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * LAL.................1. * Min Temperature.....42-47. * Max Humidity........66-71 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 6-10 mph. * Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........East 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.01 inches. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. * Chance Lightning....25 percent. * LAL.................3. * Max Temperature.....58-63. * Min Humidity........36-41 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 6-10 mph with gusts to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........South 10 mph. * Haines Index........4 low. * Precip Amount.......0.06 inches. $$ Forecaster...Lukinbeal Requested by...Amanda Swab Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422048.5/MSO .DELDT 09/15/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtddc@firenet.gov