Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Sand Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
239 PM MDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on October 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Warming through the rest of the week and into the
weekend with intermittent mid-high level cloud cover. Overnight
recoveries expected to remain fair to good, and likely worsening
into the weekend. Gusty westerly winds are forecast for Friday
afternoon.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....58-63.
* Min Humidity........42-47 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 4-10 mph with gusts 12-18 mph
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Increasing to 5000 ft agl in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West-northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........78-83 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 2-6 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......Decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....63-68.
* Min Humidity........27-32 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Shifting to the west 6-12 mph with gusts
  20-30 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Increasing to 6000 ft agl in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows 40-45. Highs 64-69. Diurnal terrain winds to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows 39-44. Highs 68-73. Diurnal terrain winds to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows 42-47. Highs 67-72. South winds 5-10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Parker
Requested by...Rob Carlin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622440.8/MSO
.DELDT 09/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rob_carlin@firenet.gov,richard.griffin@usda.gov,amy_campbell@firenet.gov