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Spot Forecast for Bell Face

National Weather Service Missoula MT

757 PM MDT Mon Apr 20 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 21. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Breezy conditions will be present both days. Tuesday

with breezy, warm, and dry conditions will present near critical 

fire weather. Wednesday a big change is expected with temperatures

cooling and a precipitation event beginning. Initially Wednesday

will be convective, a wetting rain which is 50% possible, will 

require a direct hit by a shower. Any showers will be capable of 

gusty and erractic winds. 



.TUESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....66-71. 

* Min Humidity........8-13 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South 16-26 mph. Gusts 30 to 40 mph in

  the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 10500 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........South 30 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.TUESDAY NIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....41-46. 

* Max Humidity........35-40 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........South 13-23 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph 

  decreasing to 25 mph overnight. 

* Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft 

  agl. 

* Mixing Winds........South 25 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.WEDNESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight 

  chance of snow in the morning, then rain showers, slight chance 

  of thunderstorms and snow showers in the afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....20 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....50-55. 

* Min Humidity........38-43 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South 13-22 mph shifting to the 

  southwest 24-26 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 25 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.01-0.18 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...BEC

Requested by...Jonathan Clark

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL jclark@blm.gov