FNUS75 KMSO 041942 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Moose National Weather Service Missoula MT 142 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 05. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Previous: Warm and dry conditions continued on the fire Tuesday with terrain driven winds. A ridge of high pressure over the region will lead to a warming and drying trend, stable conditions, and strengthening thermal belts. The stable conditions will cause terrain driven winds with westerly breezes each afternoon. Morning humidity recovery will trend downward through Friday morning, only reaching 25-30 percent by Thursday morning. A ridge breakdown with increasing winds is appearing more likely on Friday afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....66-71. * Min Humidity........16-21 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West around 5 mph with gusts to around 17 mph. * Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....38-43. * Max Humidity........49-54 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Northwest up to 5 mph with gusts to around 17 mph in the evening becoming variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny. Smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....71-76. * Min Humidity........12-17 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west around 5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in the morning. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....46-51. * Max Humidity........28-33 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Smoke. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....79-84. * Min Humidity........11-16 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west around 5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Booth Requested by...David Pearson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2618926.0/MSO .DELDT 08/04/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL david_pearson@firenet.gov