Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
514 FNUS75 KMSO 282358 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for DOG LAKE RX National Weather Service Missoula MT 558 PM MDT Sun Apr 28 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 28. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...The Northern Rockies will be under a very active weather pattern for at least the next week. Thursday and Saturday appear to have the least amount of potential for showers near your fire location. A cold front will be moving through the area late tonight into Monday morning causing widespread shower activity as snow levels lower to around 4000 feet. Snow accumulation appears to be around an inch by 1200 MDT Monday. Another disturbance is expected on late Tuesday as snow levels drop to around 3000 feet Tuesday morning. Gusty southwesterly winds are expected Monday and Tuesday over your fire location. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then rain and snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. * Chance Lightning....20 percent. * Max Temperature.....41-46. * Min Humidity........44-49 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph increasing to 10-15 mph with gusts to 27 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the late morning and afternoon. * Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.04 inches. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of snow showers after midnight. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....15 percent. * Min Temperature.....27-32. * Max Humidity........70-75 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening then decreasing to 8-13 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the late evening and overnight. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.02 inches. .TUESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * Max Temperature.....40-45. * Min Humidity........37-42 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-13 mph becoming 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.02 inches. $$ Forecaster...Smith Requested by...JUSTIN UNDERWOOD Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412656.0/MSO .DELDT 04/28/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL justin.underwood@cskt.org