Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Widespread Winter Travel Impacts (.
Tonight`s weatherTue): Snow is expected to cover roads, creating
slick conditions for virtually all elevations. Taking a quick
look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, areas of snow until
midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Tuesday, snow likely.
Rain likely in the day, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Snow
level 3000 feet. Tuesday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Wednesday,
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the day.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Widespread Winter Travel Impacts
(. Tonight`s weatherTue): Snow is expected to cover roads,
creating slick conditions for virtually all elevations. Taking a
quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, snow likely.
Patchy blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times.
Tuesday, snow likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon. Tuesday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Widespread Winter Travel
Impacts (. Tonight`s weatherTue): Snow is expected to cover
roads, creating slick conditions for virtually all elevations.
Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, areas
of snow until midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Tuesday,
snow likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Wednesday, mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the day.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Widespread Winter Travel
Impacts (. Tonight`s weatherTue): Snow is expected to cover
roads, creating slick conditions for virtually all elevations.
Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather,
mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of areas of snow. It`ll be not
as cold. Tuesday, a chance of snow in the day, then snow likely in
the afternoon. Tuesday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of snow. Wednesday, mostly cloudy in the day then clearing.
IDZ102-103-021100-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
111 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........84-94 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
60 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain. Snow level 3000
feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........77-87 percent valleys and 85-95 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1500, then northwest 10
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
90 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Patchy
freezing fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 18-28 ridges.
* Max Humidity........79-89 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....33-43 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........63-73 percent valleys and 73-83 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1300, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
South winds 5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ104-105-021100-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........98-100 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent in the Kootenai...and near 0
percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in the Kootenai...and 70 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....10-20.
* Max Humidity........94-100 percent valleys and 84-94 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in the Kootenai...and 20 percent in
the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and slight chance of rain.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ106-108-021100-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Min Temperature.....20-25.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....25-35.
* Min Humidity........74-84 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in the West Lolo...and 70 percent
in the East Lolo.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-20.
* Max Humidity........84-94 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........67-77 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with snow likely and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and slight chance of rain.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ107-021100-
Flathead Reservation-
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Min Temperature.....20-25.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph in the evening.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
90 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1200, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
80 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....20-25 valleys and 10-15 ridges.
* Max Humidity........90-97 percent valleys and 100 percent ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 15-20 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent. Lows
25-35. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with snow likely and slight chance of rain. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
70-80 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ109-021100-
Bitterroot-
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........81-91 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........72-82 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1200, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 1500, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-20.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 mph until 0400, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West
Fork Districts...and 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1200, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ110-111-021100-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
211 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........85-95 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 0 percent in the East Beaverhead.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely.
* Max Temperature.....30-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........64-74 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 1500, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....10-15.
* Max Humidity........89-99 percent valleys and 79-89 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northwest 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........51-61 percent valleys and 59-69 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 60-70 percent. Southwest winds
10-20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45.
$$