Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
135
FNUS75 KMSO 252208
FWSMSO

Spot Forecast for Sand Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
408 PM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on September 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Winds remain elevated all morning through afternoon
Saturday. RH recoveries are slightly improved as temperatures cool
Saturday night. Winds are light for most of Sunday but there will
be a few hours between 1 and 4pm that gusts up to 14 mph will be
possible.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....49-54.
* Min Humidity........33-38 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....31-36.
* Max Humidity........61-66 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North around 5 mph shifting to the east 5-6
  mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....53-58.
* Min Humidity........42-47 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-7 mph shifting southwest with
  gusts to 14 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...Rob Carlin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622440.2/MSO
.DELDT 09/25/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rob_carlin@firenet.gov