Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
477 FNUS75 KMSO 010913 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for West Fork Horse Barn Pile Burn National Weather Service Missoula MT 313 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 01. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Showers are expected to be in the area, especially this afternoon but the chance of a wetting rain is low. Westerly winds pick up around midday. Thursday will be warmer and drier with lighter winds. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers early in the morning, then rain showers, snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. * Chance Lightning....15 percent. * Max Temperature.....46-51. * Min Humidity........30-35 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest to west 8-13 mph midday. Gust to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.03-0.13 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....22-27. * Max Humidity........85-90 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-13 mph becoming variable 2-4 mph around sunset. * Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....53-58. * Min Humidity........23-28 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest around 6 mph shifting to the west 6-9 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00-0.05 inches. $$ Forecaster...Booth Requested by...Scott Woodin Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412852.0/MSO .DELDT 05/01/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL scott.woodin@usda.gov