LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Out West, firefighters have a four- letter word for relief today: rain. Showers have been falling on the fires, and the forecast is for more rain ahead. With the latest now, we are joined by CNN's Jim Hill. He is in Hamilton, Montana today -- Jim.</s>JIM HILL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Lou. These fires called the Skalkaho Complex, outside Hamilton, have been burning one month today, that's a long time, and they have covered some 300,000 acres. So any talk of rain, any talk of a bettering weather condition is certainly good news here. The forecast is for, starting Friday evening, anywhere from 0.1 of an inch to a quarter of an inch of rainfall. Accompanying this, through the weekend, temperatures should drop into the 60s, and relative humidity should be around 60 percent. These are good conditions for firefighting. However, this is not a fire stopper, not a gully washer. This is merely a weather condition that will help.</s>HEATH HOCKENBERRY, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: As far as the help it is going to provide, I'm sure everybody out here would like to see a little bit more in the way of precipitation, but we're looking for a general quarter of an inch, and that will slow it down. It will not end the season, but the fire will be laid down a little bit by this rain.</s>HILL: At this point, the Skalkaho complex fires are about 25 percent contained. That is a good figure, considering it's been held pretty much in check the last couple of days. But when you look at the fact that it's been burning for a month now, 25 percent containment is not all that good. So firefighters certainly have their work cut out for them. But, again, any help they can get from mother nature at this point is certainly appreciated. I am Jim Hill, CNN, reporting live from Hamilton, Montana.
Western Wildfires: Rain Spells Relief in Montana