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Spot Forecast for North Fork Lost Horse
National Weather Service Missoula MT
116 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...There is a slight chance of morning showers and
thunderstorms on Sunday, otherwise it will be cooler than Saturday but
still low min Rh overall. Gusty westerly winds are expected by 
midday/early afternoon, diminishing around sunset. Lighter winds 
are anticipated on Monday with similar daytime temperatures and 
min Rh to Sunday. Decent Rh recovery is expected on Sunday night.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy early then mostly sunny.
  Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...less than 10 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 15 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....68-73. 
* Min Humidity........28-33 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........West 8-18 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the 
  afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the 
  afternoon. 
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....42-47. 
* Max Humidity........62-67 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-16 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the 
  evening. 
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the 
  late evening and overnight. 
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....71-76. 
* Min Humidity........23-28 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest to west 5-10 mph. Gusts to 18 mph
  in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...David Hood
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL clint.mendenhall@usda.gov,christopher.m.kramer@usda.gov,chris.marabetta@usda.gov,2026.northforklosthorse.plans@firenet.gov