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
508 AM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Note...this is the last scheduled spot forecast for the Jericho
Fire unless a new request for additional spot forecasts is
submitted.
.DISCUSSION...
Passing rain showers expected through early this afternoon. Then
clearing late afternoon into tonight. It should be nice/warm on
Friday. There is a chance for showers/thunderstorms by late Sat
afternoon, with a better chance for showers/storms on Sunday,
along with cooler temperatures.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. (30-40 percent). Chance of rain
showers into the early afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...6 percent.
Max temperature.....59-64.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15
mph late in the morning.
Ridgetop...........West 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph
late in the morning.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........67 63 59 59 50 40 39 44 33 13 6 6
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............44 43 45 48 51 54 55 57 58 59 60 61
RH..............87 83 81 75 71 64 58 56 52 48 44 40
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT wind gust.10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W W W W W
Transp wind spd.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....36-41.
Max humidity........66-71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......West winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5
mph in the late evening and overnight, then
shifting to the southwest overnight.
Ridgetop...........West 20 to 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph
early in the morning.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph
in the late evening and overnight.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........8 9 11 11 10 21 13 14 12 8 13 16
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............61 58 55 49 46 44 42 41 41 40 39 39
RH..............40 43 49 60 65 69 71 70 70 70 71 71
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT wind spd..15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT wind gust.20 20 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W W
Ridge wind spd..20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 15
Mix hgt (kft)...5.5 4.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....68-73.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop...........Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25
mph late in the afternoon, then decreasing to
around 15 mph late in the afternoon.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........12 12 12 5 5 5 18 18 18 27 27 27
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............38 41 45 50 57 61 63 65 68 68 69 70
RH..............70 64 57 49 44 37 34 33 32 30 30 30
20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20
Ridge wind dir..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Ridge wind spd..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.5
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 25 20 15
$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Jake Fitzgerald
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613863.18/TFX
.DELDT 06/04/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL samuel.adams2@usda.gov,MTHDC@firenet.gov,jake.fitzgerald@usda.gov,scott.nelson@dnr.wa.gov