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Spot Forecast for Galton Unit 12

National Weather Service Missoula MT

306 AM MDT Wed May 6 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on May 06. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Winds shift to the west later today while daytime 

high temperatures increase to above normal where they will stay 

for the rest of the week. A weak disturbance this evening will 

bring slight chances for thunderstorms (about 10% chance). Storms

that develop will be capable of small hail, lightning, and 

erratic outflow winds gusting to 30-40 mph. Skies stay partly 

cloudy on Thursday and humidity increases from today. Winds become

light and variable.



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 

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

* Max Temperature.....76-81. 

* Min Humidity........20-25 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........South 4-8 mph becoming west up to 6-12 mph 

  in the afternoon. 

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

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 

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



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and 

  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain 

  overnight. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....44-49. 

* Max Humidity........79-84 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the 

  evening becoming variable 1-3 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.06 inches. 



.THURSDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning. 

  Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the 

  afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....71-76. 

* Min Humidity........32-37 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-6 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl in the 

  afternoon. 

* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Messina

Requested by...Raymond Flanagan

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2612593.3/MSO

.DELDT 05/06/26

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.EMAIL raymond.flanagan@usda.gov