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Spot Forecast for Ant Park...HIDC

National Weather Service Great Falls MT

329 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on August 05. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...



Upper level ridging will continue to build east and over the

Northern Rockies through Thursday, with the ridge then flattening

out from Friday night through the day on Saturday. High 

temperatures will warm an additional 3 to 6 degrees each day 

through Friday, with temperatures peaking on Friday and Saturday

before cooling slightly into early next week. Winds will begin to

increase by the late morning hours on both Thursday and Friday

with increased mixing, and remain gusty through the early

evening hours. Moderate moisture recovery is expected through the

overnight hours through Saturday night due to active thermal 

belts.



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

Min temperature.....49-54. 

Max humidity........45-50 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph through

                    2100. Downslope/downvalley winds of 5 mph beyond 2100. 

 Ridgetop...........West around 10 to 15 mph. 

Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. 



.THURSDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

Max temperature.....74-79. 

Min humidity........12-17 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph, with gusts to around 25 

                    mph beyond 0900. 

 Ridgetop...........West 10 to 20 mph. 

Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. 



.THURSDAY NIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Areas of smoke. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of thunder...0 percent. 

Min temperature.....49-54. 

Max humidity........57-62 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........ 

 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 10 mph, with gusts to around 

                    20 mph through 2100, shifting to the southeast overnight. 

 Ridgetop...........Southeast 10 to 15 mph. 

Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. 



$$



Forecaster...Moldan

Requested by...HIDC

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2618782.5/TFX

.DELDT 08/05/26

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