FNUS75 KMSO 052206 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Blue Horse unit 15 National Weather Service Missoula MT 406 PM MDT Tue May 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 PDT on May 06. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A ridge building over the region is causing a warming and drying trend with northwest winds. Expect increasing high clouds Wednesday evening due to a weak shortwave moving into the region. The northwest winds tomorrow will enhance the upslope winds in the afternoon causing some gusts in the low teens. .REST OF TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....30-40. * Max Humidity........50-60 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southeast 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * Max Temperature.....68-73. * Min Humidity........20-25 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming northwest 5-7 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 14 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * Min Temperature.....40-47. * Max Humidity........60-70 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West around 5 mph in the evening becoming variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .THURSDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....68-73. * Min Humidity........19-24 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northwest 5-6 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Leach Requested by...Joseph Anderson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612845.0/MSO .DELDT 05/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL paul.brouwer@usda.gov,joseph.c.anderson@usda.gov