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Spot Forecast for Running Wolf...USDA
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
544 AM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry conditions today with light winds and seasonable
temperatures as a transient upper level ridge passes overhead.
Unsettled weather arrives for Sunday, with a 70% chance of seeing
a shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon. Aside from
lightning, there is a chance that some of the storms could produce
some gusty winds and hail. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms
will remain possible each afternoon through midweek, with a
significant warm up looking likely by next weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....63-68.
Min humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....48-53.
Max humidity........62-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South around 10 mph.
Haines Index........

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................45 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....69-74.
Min humidity........38-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northeast in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$
Forecaster...Ludwig
Requested by...Kyle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/29/24
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.EMAIL mtdgc@firenet.gov,kyle.marquardt@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov