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
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Showers are expected today. A brief break
Saturday morning, then rain arrives later in the day. Between 0.30 and
0.75 inches of precipitation(with locally higher amounts) is expected
Sunday. Precipitation rates could be moderate at times and mountain
snow accumulated is expected. Fog with showers on Monday and Tuesday.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Showers are expected today. A brief break
Saturday morning, then rain arrives later in the day. Between 0.10 and
0.50 inches of precipitation(with locally higher amounts) is expected
Sunday. Precipitation rates could be moderate at times and mountain snow
accumulated is expected. Fog with showers on Monday and Tuesday.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Showers are expected today. A
brief break Saturday morning, then rain arrives later in the day.
Between 0.25 and 0.60 inches of precipitation(with locally higher
amounts) is expected Sunday. Precipitation rates could be moderate at
times and mountain snow accumulated is expected. Fog with showers on
Monday and Tuesday.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111):Showers are expected today. A
brief break Saturday morning, then rain arrives later in the day.
Between 0.25 and 0.60 inches of precipitation(with locally higher
amounts) is expected Sunday. Precipitation rates could be moderate at
times and mountain snow accumulated is expected. Fog with showers on
Monday and Tuesday.
IDZ102-103-171045-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
344 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
Snow in the morning. Rain. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....55-65 valleys and 45-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........51-61 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3 kft agl until 0900. 4 kft agl after 1200.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
20 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Patchy
fog after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....33-43.
* Max Humidity........74-84 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph becoming south after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......4 kft agl until 2000. Below 500 ft to 1 kft
agl after 2200.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 2200, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow
level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 50-60 ridges.
* Min Humidity........37-47 percent valleys and 45-55 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph becoming west in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900, then 3 kft agl until
1000, then 4 kft agl until 1100, then 5 kft agl until 1200, then
7 kft agl until 1700, then 5 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph until 1300, then
northwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Cloudy with rain showers, snow and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs
45-55. Min humidities 40-50 percent. West winds 10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. Min humidities
35-45 percent. West winds 10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs
60-70. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers. Chance of
showers 20 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70.
$$
MTZ104-105-171045-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
morning. Rain likely. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........43-53 percent valleys and 62-72 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900. 6 kft agl after 1300.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1500, then west 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level
6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........92-100 percent valleys and 80-90 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......4 kft agl until 2000. 1-2 kft agl after 2200.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 0400, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in the Kootenai...and 20 percent in
the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 45-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........28-38 percent valleys and 45-55 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900. 7 kft agl after 1300.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 50-60 percent. West winds
10-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities
40-50 percent. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers, snow and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
40-50. Highs 55-65. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65.
$$
MTZ106-108-171045-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning.
Chance of rain. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 43-53 ridges.
* Min Humidity........43-53 percent valleys and 49-59 percent
ridges.
* 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 until 0800. 6 kft
agl after 1100.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1600, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Snow
level 6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 80-90 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 5-10 mph becoming variable less than 5
mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5 kft agl until 2000. Below 500 ft to 1 kft
agl after 2100.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 0100, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....60-70 valleys and 53-63 ridges.
* Min Humidity........27-37 percent valleys and 39-49 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming upslope/upvalley 4-8 mph in
the afternoon.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph becoming west in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900. 7 kft agl after 1300.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Cloudy with rain, snow and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs
45-55. Min humidities 45-55 percent. West winds 10-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities
35-45 percent. West winds 10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs
55-65. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70.
$$
MTZ107-171045-
Flathead Reservation-
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level
6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........40-50 percent valleys and 59-69 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900. 6 kft agl after 1100.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level
6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent valleys and 89-99 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph in the evening becoming
downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5 kft agl until 2000. Below 500 ft to 1 kft
agl after 2100.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 0500, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 45-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........27-37 percent valleys and 44-54 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming upslope/upvalley 4-8 mph in
the afternoon.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 7 kft agl after 1500.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 45-55 percent. West winds
10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Lows 40-50. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 35-45 percent. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs
60-70. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70.
$$
MTZ109-171045-
Bitterroot-
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Snow
level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 45-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........41-51 percent valleys and 56-66 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0800. 6 kft agl after 1100.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........76-86 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-15 mph becoming southwest 5-10 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......4 kft agl until 2000. 1-2 kft agl after 2100.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 0200, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Snow level 7500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 50-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........29-39 percent valleys and 39-49 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming upslope/upvalley 4-8 mph in
the afternoon.
* Ridge Top............South up to 5 mph becoming southwest 5-10
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900, then 3 kft agl until
1000, then 4 kft agl until 1100, then 6 kft agl until 1300, then
8 kft agl until 1700, then 6 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph until 1400, then
west 10 mph until 1700, then northwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and near 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Colder. Cloudy with rain showers, snow and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs
40-50. Min humidities 40-50 percent. Northwest winds 10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Min
humidities 30-40 percent. West winds 10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers, snow and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
35-45. Highs 55-65. West winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70.
$$
MTZ110-111-171045-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
444 AM MDT Fri May 16 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. and
snow showers likely. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level 7500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........41-51 percent valleys and 51-61 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 0800. 6 kft
agl after 1200.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 25 percent in the East Beaverhead.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers, snow
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........90-97 percent valleys and 82-92 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......4 kft agl until 2000. Below 500 ft to 1 kft
agl after 2100.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 0400, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 20 percent in the East Beaverhead.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 30 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.....55-65 valleys and 50-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........35-45 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 0900. 8 kft agl after 1400.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Colder. Cloudy with rain showers, snow and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs
40-50. Min humidities 40-50 percent. West winds 10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Min
humidities 30-40 percent. Northwest winds 10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow
showers. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65.
West winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Chance of
showers 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers. Chance of
showers 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70.
$$