Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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FWSTFX
Spot Forecast for Jericho Creek Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
500 AM MDT Wed Jun 3 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
A dry day is expected over the burn area today.
Showers/thunderstorms return this evening and then exit the area
by mid afternoon Thu. Dry conditions expected Fri and most of
Sat, before showers/thunderstorms return by Sat night. Brusda
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly
sunny (55-65 percent). Areas of fog early in
the morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...8 percent.
Max temperature.....65-70.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming north around 5 mph late in
the morning, then shifting to the northwest in
the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the west
late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the west
late in the morning, then increasing to around
15 mph in the afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........30 25 15 8 7 4 7 7 7 14 38 59
Weather cov.....ARS
Weather type....FOG
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............39 41 44 51 55 59 62 63 65 66 66 67
RH..............94 86 79 68 58 48 41 39 37 35 35 35
20 FT wind dir..SE SE E NE N NW W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ridge wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.5
Transp wind dir.SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of
rain showers through the night.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.
Min temperature.....41-46.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
east late in the evening, then shifting to the
southeast late in the evening shifting to the
southwest late in the evening. Gusty and
erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early
in the evening.
Ridgetop...........West 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 25 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast late in the evening, then shifting to
the south late in the evening shifting to the
west late in the evening increasing to around
15 mph.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........75 77 80 68 90 87 73 66 67 68 71 79
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Chc of thdr (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
Temp............65 62 58 52 50 49 47 46 46 45 45 44
RH..............35 41 51 61 66 71 74 75 77 78 84 85
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW E SE W SW SW W W W W
20 FT wind spd..10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ridge wind dir..NW NW W W W W NW W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 15 25
Mix hgt (kft)...5.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0
Transp wind dir.W NW N NE S W W SW W W W W
Transp wind spd.10 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 15
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain
showers through the day. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................25 percent decreasing to 15 percent in the
afternoon.
Chance of thunder...16 percent.
Max temperature.....59-64.
Min humidity........37-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15
mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........West 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph
late in the morning.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........84 84 84 70 70 70 58 58 58 58 58 58
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
Chc of thdr (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
Temp............44 43 45 48 51 54 55 57 59 59 60 61
RH..............85 82 80 73 70 63 59 55 52 48 44 42
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT wind gust.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25
Ridge wind dir..NW W W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..30 30 30 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 25 25
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 6.0 6.5 6.0 7.0 7.0
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.15 15 15 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20
$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Jake Fitzgerald
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613863.17/TFX
.DELDT 06/03/26
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.EMAIL scott.nelson@dnr.wa.gov,MTHDC@firenet.gov,jake.fitzgerald@usda.gov,samuel.adams2@usda.gov