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Spot Forecast for Woodchopper Roadside Handpiles...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
216 PM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on November 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Overnight snow showers should have diminished by 9 AM. Generally
dry conditions are expected on Tuesday, with the next round of
light rain/snow arriving Tuesday night into Wed morning. Overall
snow amounts will be light for Tue night/Wed. Another round of
light snow is expected on Thursday morning as a warm front moves
north through the area.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....29-34.
Min humidity........41-46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
Sky (%).........29  19  26  25  30  38  63  65  75
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............22  26  28  29  30  31  29  29  26
RH..............67  57  52  50  47  46  47  48  56
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 2.0 1.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  5

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of snow
                    late in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....20-25.
Max humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph
                    early in the evening.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10
                    to 15 mph late in the evening.

TIME (MST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
Sky (%).........68  74  77  87  85  83  83  83  79  79  79  75
Weather cov.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                    SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............25  24  24  24  24  24  24  25  25  25  25  24
RH..............55  55  56  54  55  57  58  59  60  63  66  69
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
                    in the morning, then slight chance of snow late
                    in the morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....33-38.
Min humidity........58-63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph
                    late in the morning, then decreasing to around
                    10 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
Sky (%).........75  75  72  72  72  76  76  76  75  75  75  76
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............24  25  26  28  31  33  34  35  35  34  34  33
RH..............71  73  73  70  66  63  62  63  64  66  68  71
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  5
20 FT wind gust.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.10  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  10  10

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Kyle Marquardt
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/24/25
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.EMAIL kyle.marquardt@usda.gov