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Spot Forecast for Little Boulder Handpiles

National Weather Service Missoula MT

950 AM MDT Fri Oct 24 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on October 24. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry today with considerable high/mid level

clouds. Rain chances begin this evening around 7pm then quickly 

increase with high chances into Saturday. Rain amounts range 

0.15-0.35 inch through Saturday evening. Additional showers are 

expected Sunday and Monday. Precipitation totals through Monday 

evening range from 0.75-1.25 inch. 



Easterly winds this morning become southeast to south by early 

afternoon today and remain elevated through Saturday. The general

direction will be from the southwest to south through Saturday.



Mixing heights look to be around 1500-2000 ft agl both 

afternoons. Transport winds will vary from 10-15 mph.



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....62-67. 

* Min Humidity........30-35 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........East around 5 mph with gust to 10 mph

  becoming southeast to south 4-7 mph with gusts to 17 mph by 

  early afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph. 

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



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening, then 

  rain overnight. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....37-42. 

* Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-6 mph with gusts to around 25 

  mph. 

* Mixing Height.......Less than 100 ft agl. 

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

* Precip Amount.......0.08-0.20 inches. 



.SATURDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

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

* Min Humidity........77-82 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-6 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in 

  the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........South 15 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.15-0.30 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Booth

Requested by...Douglas Colaprete

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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