Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Sand Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
526 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on September 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure will bring a warming and drying trend
Sunday into Monday. Winds will be relatively light with only
occasional gusts to 15 mph in the afternoons. Skies will be mostly
clear to partly cloudy with no showers expected.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Patchy fog in
  the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....Bottom: 64-69, Top: 48-53.
* Min Humidity........Bottom: 38-43. Top: 43-48 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northwest 5-6 mph
  in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....Bottom: 25-30. Top: 34-39.
* Max Humidity........Bottom: 95-100 percent. Top: 79-84 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-6 mph shifting to the southeast
  5-7 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....Bottom: 69-74. Top: 53-58.
* Min Humidity........Bottom: 33-38. Top: 35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-6 mph shifting to the west in
  the afternoon. Occasional gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Richard Griffin aka Griff
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/19/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL meghan_carosella@firenet.gov,richard.griffin@usda.gov,2026.sandcreek.plans@firenet.gov