Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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Spot Forecast for Queen Gulch...MTHDC
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
550 AM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions expected during the day today, with thunderstorms
possible early this evening. Additional thunderstorms are looking
likely late Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, along with
cooler temperatures. It turns warmer this weekend, with additional
thunderstorms possible.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent) then becoming
sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly
sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke early in
the morning, then patchy smoke early in the
morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
north late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........Northwest 0 to 5 mph shifting to the south
early in the morning, then shifting to the
southeast early in the afternoon shifting to
the east late in the afternoon shifting to the
northeast.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the north.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........73 42 20 29 20 8 7 10 28 40 55
Weather cov.....ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
Weather type....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
Temp............54 53 55 57 59 61 63 64 66 64 64
RH..............39 41 43 41 41 39 40 37 35 36 40
20 FT wind dir..NW W W S S S S SE E N N
20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ridge wind dir..W SW S S S S SE E E E NE
Ridge wind spd..0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 5.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.5
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW N
Transp wind spd.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy smoke in
the evening. Chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
Min temperature.....46-51.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming downslope
after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop...........Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
after 3 am.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast in
the late evening and overnight.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........59 60 83 85 75 61 69 84 79 67 83 71
Weather cov.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).20 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............63 60 58 55 54 53 52 52 51 51 50 50
RH..............43 49 55 64 70 71 74 72 74 75 77 77
20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
20 FT wind spd..10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 15
Ridge wind dir..N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
Ridge wind spd..5 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...3.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
Transp wind dir.NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE
Transp wind spd.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
CWR.................Near 50 percent.
Chance of thunder...42 percent.
Max temperature.....56-61.
Min humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
east in the late morning and early afternoon,
then shifting to the north late in the
afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........Southeast 0 to 5 mph shifting to the northeast
around 5 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the east.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........86 86 86 78 78 78 65 65 65 93 93 93
Weather cov..... LKY LKY LKY
Weather type.... RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 50 50 50 50
Chc of thdr (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 40 40
Temp............50 50 49 48 50 52 54 55 56 57 56 55
RH..............76 77 82 84 81 76 71 71 65 65 69 76
20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE E E E E E E N N N
20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.15 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ridge wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE N NE NE
Ridge wind spd..5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0
Transp wind dir.N N E E SE SE SE N NE E N NE
Transp wind spd.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Zack
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/12/26
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