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Spot Forecast for Sawmill...USWFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1238 PM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 MDT on August 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Weather conditions remain dry through Wednesday. Winds remain
lighter this afternoon and Tuesday, with northwest winds of 10 to
15 mph this afternoon becoming light and variable through Tuesday.
Moderate overnight humidity recoveries are expected through
Wednesday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms return Thursday
through the weekend, with breezy winds moving through this
weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.

TIME (MDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........2   3   5   8   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0
Temp............78  80  81  82  82
RH..............29  27  25  24  24
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  15  15
20 FT wind gust.20  20  20  20  20
Ridge wind dir..W   W   W   NW  NW
Ridge wind spd..15  15  15  15  15
Mix hgt (kft)...6.5 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.20  20  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....51-56.
Max humidity........62-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to
                    around 5 mph early in the evening, then
                    becoming light late in the evening.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north
                    late in the evening, then shifting to the west
                    overnight shifting to the south after 3 am.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........7   6   14  16  28  13  31  24  18  19  38  26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............81  80  76  70  67  65  63  61  59  57  55  55
RH..............24  28  32  37  40  42  46  49  52  57  60  65
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  N   N   NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   SW
20 FT wind spd..15  10  5   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
20 FT wind gust.20  15  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Ridge wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Ridge wind spd..15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...7.0 6.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   W   W   W   S   S
Transp wind spd.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-88.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming northeast around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    late in the morning, then shifting to the south
                    0 to 5 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph shifting to the east late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the northeast
                    late in the morning.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........45  45  45  7   7   7   6   6   6   12  12  12
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............54  53  58  63  69  73  77  79  83  83  84  85
RH..............67  67  61  51  42  35  31  28  24  22  21  21
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
Ridge wind dir..NW  NW  N   N   NW  W   SW  SW  S   S   S   SE
Ridge wind spd..10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   0   0   0
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.5
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   E   NE  NE  NE  E   NE  N   NE  NE
Transp wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  5   10  10

$$
Forecaster...Wilson
Requested by...Jordan Bloxham
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620388.0/TFX
.DELDT 08/24/26
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.EMAIL mtlec@firenet.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov