FNUS75 KMSO 050824 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Wild Rice RX 5/4 National Weather Service Missoula MT 224 AM MDT Tue May 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on May 05. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Easterly winds continue today behind a cold front moving east to west. Expect gusts to about 15 mph under mostly clear skies. Temperatures stay around normal. High pressure will build on Wednesday, bringing an increase in daytime high temperatures, decreasing clouds, and a shift back to westerly winds. Above-normal temperatures and dry conditions persist for the rest of the week. .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....58-63. * Min Humidity........23-28 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........East 8-10 mph with gusts of 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Northeast 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....40-45. * Max Humidity........45-50 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........East 6-7 mph shifting to the southeast 5-6 mph overnight. * Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........East 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....64-69. * Min Humidity........29-34 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west 5-10 mph with gusts of 15 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in the morning. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Messina Requested by...Stephens Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612568.1/MSO .DELDT 05/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brian.krick@usda.gov,dustin.pierson@usda.gov,james.atkins@usda.gov,nathan.stephens@usda.gov,ryan.winebark@usda.gov