Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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Spot Forecast for Judith Peak Pile RX...BLM
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
519 AM MST Wed Dec 3 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on December 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Any snow lingering across the burn area this morning will quickly
come to an end as high pressure builds in from the north. Expect
fairly tranquil conditions today with clearing skies and light
winds. Clouds will build back into the area overnight tonight and
tomorrow morning, with snow chances (30%) returning to the area
tomorrow evening.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....22-27.
Min humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph.
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........84 85 74 58 45 36 46 33 31 26 30
Weather cov..... PTY PTY
Weather type.... FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............12 13 16 17 20 22 22 23 22 21 19
RH..............94 90 95 95 96 95 94 92 87 88 87
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....18-23.
Max humidity........85-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20
mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the late
evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25 mph
overnight.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........44 40 40 52 58 55 32 30 22 27 33 51
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............20 21 22 22 22 21 23 23 23 25 25 25
RH..............82 77 73 73 69 68 70 68 71 81 81 81
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20
20 FT wind gust.15 15 20 20 25 25 30 30 35 35 35 35
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of snow
late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 10 percent late in the
morning.
Max temperature.....25-30.
Min humidity........76-81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........53 56 81 83 82 80 80 80 87 87 87 87
Weather cov..... CHC
Weather type.... SN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............24 24 25 25 25 25 26 27 27 27 27 27
RH..............81 81 81 81 88 94 98 99 99 98 96 94
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT wind gust.35 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25
$$
Forecaster...Ludwig
Requested by...Jay Peterman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526658.2/TFX
.DELDT 12/03/25
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.EMAIL cparker@blm.gov,masnyder@blm.gov,jpeterman@blm.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov