Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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892 FNUS75 KMSO 160146 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for China Mountain Fire National Weather Service Missoula MT 746 PM MDT Sat Aug 15 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Low but non-zero daily chances for afternoon and evening shower or isolated thunderstorm. Winds mixing into the incrementally increasing westerlies aloft each afternoon. Diurnal and terrain driven winds likely overnight with the possibility for valley fog and low stratus. Very low to no chance for wetting or even measurable rain. .SUNDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, very slight chance for a rain shower or isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent. * Max Temperature.....66-71. * Min Humidity........39-44 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-5 mph in the morning becoming west-southwest 3-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Near 500 ft agl in the morning increasing to 8000 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00-0.02 inches. .SUNDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, very slight chance for a rain shower or isolated thunderstorm in the evening. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent. * Min Temperature.....51-56. * Max Humidity........61-66 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Becoming variable 1-5 mph overnight. * Mixing Height.......Decreasing to 500 ft agl overnight. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00-0.01 inches. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy, very slight chance for a rain shower or isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent. * Max Temperature.....65-70. * Min Humidity........37-42 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-5 mph in the morning becoming west 3-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Increasing to 8500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00-0.01 inches. $$ Forecaster...Parker Requested by...Paige Hageness Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2619488.5/MSO .DELDT 08/15/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL sm.fs.mtkdc@usda.gov