FNUS75 KMSO 051122 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for WF Handpiles South RX National Weather Service Missoula MT 422 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on November 05. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A cold front will be moving through the area today around the noon hour, bringing an increase in south to southwest winds later this morning or early afternoon. The air-mass change, along with the winds, will also finally help mix out the persistent valley inversions that have been around the past few days. A rige of high pressure will return Friday, likely allowing at least weak inversions to re-establish themselves, especially by Saturday. .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....46-51. * Min Humidity........51-56 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....31-36. * Max Humidity........89-94 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....50-55. * Min Humidity........32-37 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Robinson Requested by...Jarrod Chandler Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2624860.3/MSO .DELDT 11/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jarrod.chandler@usda.gov,scott.woodin@usda.gov