FNUS75 KMSO 202009 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for 2RA Planning National Weather Service Missoula MT 209 PM MDT Mon Apr 20 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on April 21. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...RH recoveries tonight into Tuesday morning will likely be poor, around 30 to 35 percent. Tuesday will be the warmest and driest day of the week, with RHs likely dropping into the low teens. RH recoveries will be slightly better Tuesday night. Fire weather conditions will be elevated on Tuesday afternoon and early evening due to the combination of low RHs and south winds with gusts up to 25 mph. The cold front will move through the burn area Wednesday morning, with low RHs likely occurring around noon, before increasing by afternoon. The most likely range of 48 hour precipitation totals ending 6am Friday is 0.50" to 1.00". Snow level will likely drop below the elevation of the fire by Thursday morning .TUESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....66-71. * Min Humidity........9-14 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........South 5-10 mph increasing to 12-16 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 11000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........South 20 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TUESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....35-40. * Max Humidity........39-44 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........South 7-14 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Becoming southeast 4-8 mph overnight. * Mixing Height.......11000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........South 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain showers, snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent. * Chance Lightning....20 percent. * Max Temperature.....52-57. * Min Humidity........25-30 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........South 8-13 mph shifting to the southwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl late in the morning, then increasing to 8000 ft agl late in the morning decreasing to 4500 ft agl late in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 25 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.06-0.20 inches. $$ Forecaster...JennK Requested by...Samuel Sulser Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610886.0/MSO .DELDT 04/20/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL samuel.sulser@usda.gov