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Spot Forecast for Butterfly

National Weather Service Missoula MT

329 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 06. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Elevated to near critical fire weather is expected

Thursday into Friday from hot, dry, and breezy conditions. West

winds will develop each afternoon, with gusts trending higher on 

Friday afternoon (20-25 mph). Strong thermal belts are expected 

Thursday night, leading to poor recoveries heading into Friday.



.THURSDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....73-78. 

* Min Humidity........11-16 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-5 mph in the morning becoming

  west 4-7 mph with gusts 15-20 mph in the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the 

  afternoon. 

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

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



.THURSDAY NIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....54-59. 

* Max Humidity........23-28 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 4-7 mph with gusts to 15 mph

  through 2000 MDT, becoming east 3-7 mph overnight. 

* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in 

  the evening. 

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph. 

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



.FRIDAY...



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

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

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

* Min Humidity........12-17 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-5 mph shifting to the west 5-9

  mph with gusts to 20-25 mph in the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 9500 ft agl. 

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

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



$$

Forecaster...Lukinbeal

Requested by...Sam Cox

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2618902.2/MSO

.DELDT 08/05/26

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.EMAIL samuel.cox@usda.gov,clint.mendenhall@usda.gov