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Spot Forecast for Howell Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
607 AM MDT Tue Aug 5 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 05. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Humidity trends drier today, but still remains
elevated compared to seasonal norms. The pressure gradient is
weak, so winds will mainly be terrain driven today with west winds
on the ridge tops. Wednesday night or Thursday a cold front will
arrive with a shift to northwest winds and another round of
showers and thunderstorms.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....72-77. 
* Min Humidity........26-31 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west around 5 mph 
  in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....50-55. 
* Max Humidity........52-57 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl decreasing to 1500 ft agl early 
  in the evening. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

$$
Forecaster...Leach
Requested by...Missoula Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519142.2/MSO
.DELDT 08/05/25
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.EMAIL MTMDC@FIRENET.gov