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Spot Forecast for Island Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
356 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Mild temperatures, elevated min Rh with relatively
light winds on Thursday. Morning showers give way to a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wetting rain chances
at 40% for Thursday.

Warmer and drier on Friday, light winds continue.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the
  morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....30 percent.
* Max Temperature.....Top: 67-72. Bottom: 77-82.
* Min Humidity........Top: 54-59 percent. Bottom: 45-50 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northwest 5-6 mph
  in the afternoon with gusts to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.15 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
  Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
  evening.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Min Temperature.....55-60.
* Max Humidity........Top: 70-75 percent. Bottom: 90-95 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the
  southeast 5-6 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.10 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....Top: 72-77. Bottom: 80-85.
* Min Humidity........Top: 35-40 percent. Bottom: 25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the
  northwest 5-6 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Anna Sivill
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520854.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL anna_sivill@firenet.gov