Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
239 FNUS55 KTFX 180951 FWFTFX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana National Weather Service Great Falls MT 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... A passing weather system will bring an increased chance for widely scattered showers and thunderstorms today. Expect a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with the best chance for drier storms over the southern zones. A few storms may be on the stronger side with brief strong, gusty winds, lightning and downpours. Otherwise, expect hot dry days and mild nights for the remainder of the week and beyond. MTZ112-182215- Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Haze through the day. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......84-91...78-83 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......4 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........25-33 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to northeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.......55-60. 24 hr trend......6 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........71-81 percent...58-68 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......20 percent up...14 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. * LAL...................3 until 2400, then 1. * CWR...................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......87-93...79-85 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 degree up. * Min Humidity..........21-28 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Ridges.............Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ MTZ113-182215- Hill and Blaine Counties- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......89-94...81-86 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......3 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........24-30 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent up...1 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Windy. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 6 high (Below 3000 feet). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......57-62. 24 hr trend......5 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........79-89 percent...68-76 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......30 percent up...15 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................10 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......87-92...79-84 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min Humidity..........26-33 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent down...6 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Ridges.............West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 6 high (Below 3000 feet). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ MTZ114-182215- Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District- Rocky Mountain Front- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......86-92...74-84 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......3 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........20-29 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent up...3 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds around 5 mph increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.......55-61. 24 hr trend......3 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........63-73 percent...53-62 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......7 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......87-93...75-85 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......3 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........17-25 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. $$ MTZ115-182215- Chouteau and Fergus Counties- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......90-95...82-87 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......2 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........22-29 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......57-62. 24 hr trend......4 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........75-85 percent...65-75 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......14 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL...................3 until 2400, then 2. * CWR...................10 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......87-93...78-85 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 degree down. * Min Humidity..........23-28 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Ridges.............West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ MTZ116-182215- Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......86-92...76-86 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......4 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........17-25 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.......53-61. 24 hr trend......2 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........60-70 percent...51-60 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......22 percent up...8 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridges.............Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......85-92...77-85 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......2 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........17-23 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds around 5 mph. Ridges.............Northwest winds around 5 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ MTZ117-182215- Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......86-93...76-85 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......7 degrees down...2 degrees up higher elevations. * Min Humidity..........23-31 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.......54-61. 24 hr trend......2 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........67-77 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent up...3 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * LAL...................3 until 2400, then 1. * CWR...................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......84-93...74-84 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 degree up...5 degrees down higher elevations. * Min Humidity..........20-30 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ MTZ118-182215- Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest- 351 AM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers and dry thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......86-95...77-86 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 degree down. * Min Humidity..........19-25 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of dry thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.......56-63. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max Humidity..........63-73 percent...51-61 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......5 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................3 until 2400, then 1. * CWR...................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Sunny. * Max Temperature.......86-95...76-86 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......Unchanged...5 degrees down higher elevations. * Min Humidity..........16-23 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent down...unchanged higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ weather.gov/greatfalls