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Spot Forecast for Bobcat Lakes

National Weather Service Missoula MT

342 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 05. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



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

today into Thursday with warm, dry, and breezy conditions. West-

northwest winds are expected each afternoon into the early

evening. Poor overnight recoveries are expected tonight, with

winds becoming west-southwest overnight. Afternoon wind gusts will

trend higher on Thursday compared this afternoon. 



.REST OF TODAY...



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

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....70-75. 

* Min Humidity........9-14 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 6-10 mph with gusts of 15-20

  mph. 

* Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. 

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



.TONIGHT...



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

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....49-54. 

* Max Humidity........28-33 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 5-9 mph. Gusts of 10-15 mph

  through 2000 MDT this evening. Becoming west-southwest 4-7 mph 

  overnight. 

* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in 

  the evening. 

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

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



.THURSDAY...



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

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....74-79. 

* Min Humidity........8-13 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West 3-6 mph in the morning becoming west-

  northwest 7-11 mph with gusts of 18-24 mph in the afternoon.  

* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. 

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



$$

Forecaster...Lukinbeal

Requested by...Kristin Kolanoski

Type of request...WILDFIRE

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.DELDT 08/05/26

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.EMAIL kristin_kolanoski@firenet.gov