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Spot Forecast for Miller Gulch
National Weather Service Missoula MT
526 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on July 29. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION... A line of thunderstorms, visible on satellite
imagery, is moving north up the Bitterroot Valley this evening.
Storms are producing gusty outflow winds to about 40 mph, brief
heavy rain, and small hail. Expect arrival time of about 1830 MDT.
Looking beyond tonight, a persistent southwesterly flow pattern 
is keeping afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast for the 
remainder of this week. The available moisture will also keep 
minimum humidity up in the lower 30s. An easterly pressure 
gradient will result in mostly easterly or northeasterly winds 
through Thursday. Timing for thunderstorms will be later in the 
afternoon into the evening, about 1600 to 2100 MDT. 

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and 
  thunderstorms in the evening. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....40 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....52-57. 
* Max Humidity........72-77 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East around 5 mph in the evening becoming 
  variable 1-3 mph. Gusts to 40 mph under thunderstorms.
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches. 

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and 
  thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....25 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....78-83. 
* Min Humidity........28-33 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northeast 5-6 mph 
  in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and 
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....20 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....54-59. 
* Max Humidity........73-78 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East 5-6 mph in the evening becoming variable 
  2-4 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches. 

$$
Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Liz Figgins
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518791.1/MSO
.DELDT 07/29/25
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.EMAIL mtmdc@firenet.gov