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Spot Forecast for Whiskey Gulch Hand Piles

National Weather Service Missoula MT

643 AM MDT Mon Oct 27 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on October 27. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION... There was no precip overnight. Clearwater RAWS

registered 0.18" in 24 hrs as of noon on Sunday, but none since. 



Low pressure over the Northern Rockies will keep precipitation and

cloudy skies in the forecast through tonight. Strong westerly

winds gusting to about 25 mph will persist through the afternoon.

High pressure builds on Tuesday. A shortwave on Wednesday may 

provide some light showers in the mountains, but the next 

significant precipitation system isn't expected until next 

weekend, when another albeit weaker atmospheric river system 

arrives.







.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, 

  then chance of snow in the afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....41-46. 

* Min Humidity........44-49 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-13 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in 

  the morning. 

* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches. 



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the 

  evening. Patchy fog overnight. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....17-22. 

* Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-6 mph in the evening becoming variable 

  2-4 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl. 

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

* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches. 



.TUESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....46-51. 

* Min Humidity........31-36 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the 

  afternoon. 

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

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



$$

Forecaster...Messina

Requested by...BLM

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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