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Spot Forecast for COTTONWOOD 51508
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1134 AM MST Thu Nov 13 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MST on November 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Winds increase today as the ridge starts to break
down. Rain starts tonight and a storm total accumulation is
expected around 0.10 to 0.20 inches by Friday evening. A cool,
breezy pattern is expected to continue in the long term.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....49-54.
* Min Humidity........56-61 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening, then
  rain overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........85-90 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-20 mph increasing to 20-23 mph
  overnight.
* Mixing Height.......Less than 100 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.08 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain in the morning, then rain
  and snow likely in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....40-45.
* Min Humidity........75-80 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 16-23 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in
  the morning.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Leach
Requested by...JACK CURRIE
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2525855.0/MSO
.DELDT 11/13/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jack.currie@cskt.org