Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Elk Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
220 AM MDT Sun Oct 5 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on October 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... Snow showers will continue this morning,
diminishing this afternoon. Northeasterly winds will develop early
this morning with a cold front passage and relax by about noon.
Overnight low temperatures tonight will be cooler than previous
nights under clear skies. High pressure begins to build on Monday
and continues into midweek, bringing mostly clear skies,
relatively dry conditions, light winds, and seasonable
temperatures.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow early in
  the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....45-50.
* Min Humidity........57-62 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-10 mph becoming east 3-6 mph
  after noon.

* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Some frost.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........80-85 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Some frost in the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....51-56.
* Min Humidity........34-39 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Jason Keister
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/05/25
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.EMAIL brett.pargman@usda.gov,andre.dulac@usda.gov,jason.keister@usda.gov,brandon.hightower@usda.gov