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Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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485 FOUS55 KMSO 162031 PFMMSO Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Missoula MT 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 MTZ005-171000- Missoula-Missoula MT 46.92N 114.08W Elev. 3205 ft 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 31 56 29 55 36 Temp 56 55 44 38 37 33 34 48 55 52 46 40 36 31 31 43 53 54 45 42 40 39 Dewpt 36 33 32 31 31 29 30 34 36 35 36 34 31 28 29 30 28 28 26 29 30 33 RH 47 43 62 76 79 85 85 58 49 52 68 79 82 88 92 60 38 36 47 60 67 79 Wind dir NW W NW N NE NE E W W W W W W W S SW SW SW S S SE S Wind spd 6 9 9 6 4 2 6 12 21 19 13 10 5 2 2 2 4 4 8 11 11 10 Clouds FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 30 50 0 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C L L D Wind chill 28 33 36 33 33 Min chill 33 31 28 33 27 30 36 32 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 51 35 49 29 54 30 56 31 60 Temp 46 48 41 38 43 47 36 30 44 51 39 33 44 54 39 32 48 56 Dewpt 40 35 36 37 35 34 31 26 31 30 31 30 32 33 31 26 33 35 PWind dir SW SW W SW SW W SW S S Wind char GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 90 50 5 10 20 10 5 5 Rain D D D D C S S S $$ MTZ003-171000- Kalispell-Flathead MT 48.30N 114.27W Elev. 2977 ft 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 28 52 24 51 35 Temp 47 45 35 32 30 29 32 45 50 49 38 33 28 26 27 40 49 50 40 38 37 37 Dewpt 33 32 32 32 30 29 31 35 37 36 34 32 28 26 27 32 31 32 33 34 35 36 RH 58 60 89100100100 96 68 61 61 85 96100100100 73 50 50 76 85 92 96 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S Wind spd 3 4 4 5 4 5 9 11 13 11 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 8 9 11 13 Clouds FW FW B1 FW B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 5 40 40 0 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.01 0 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C D D D Wind chill 23 24 39 32 30 29 Min chill 27 23 23 29 25 23 32 29 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 48 34 48 30 49 30 51 30 56 Temp 44 45 38 36 43 46 35 30 42 48 37 32 44 50 36 31 48 53 Dewpt 42 39 38 35 36 37 34 30 34 37 35 32 36 36 33 29 36 37 PWind dir SW S SW SW S S S S S Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 80 50 10 20 20 10 10 10 Rain D D D L C C S S $$ MTZ007-171000- Butte-Silver Bow MT 45.95N 112.50W Elev. 5550 ft 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 28 56 25 52 34 Temp 42 41 33 30 29 30 32 49 54 51 43 36 32 27 27 42 50 51 43 39 36 36 Dewpt 27 26 24 24 23 23 25 29 28 29 29 27 26 22 22 21 18 20 20 23 23 25 RH 55 55 69 78 78 75 75 46 36 42 57 69 78 81 81 43 28 29 39 52 59 64 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 6 5 8 6 5 8 14 21 21 16 13 9 5 5 6 10 8 10 13 10 9 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C Wind chill 22 22 24 25 35 27 24 21 21 37 31 29 30 Min chill 36 22 21 23 27 20 19 31 28 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 53 27 45 24 52 26 55 29 59 Temp 48 44 34 30 40 42 30 25 44 48 36 28 47 49 35 29 51 53 Dewpt 33 29 27 27 26 25 22 18 24 25 25 23 24 23 21 19 25 27 PWind dir SW W W W SW W SW SW SW Wind char BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 80 60 40 5 0 10 10 5 5 Rain C D L Snow L L C S $$ IDZ010-171000- Salmon-Lemhi ID 45.12N 113.88W Elev. 4045 ft 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 29 59 29 57 35 Temp 54 54 42 36 33 31 32 46 57 57 47 42 36 31 32 45 55 56 45 39 37 36 Dewpt 35 36 32 31 30 27 29 30 33 35 34 35 32 28 30 30 29 32 28 28 28 28 RH 48 50 67 82 89 85 88 53 40 43 60 76 85 88 92 55 37 40 51 64 70 72 Wind dir N NW S S S SE SE NE NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SW SW S S S S Wind spd 5 5 3 4 3 2 4 6 12 14 10 10 5 2 2 2 4 3 10 13 12 9 Wind gust 25 25 23 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Wind chill 36 31 29 29 Min chill 32 28 28 36 27 31 31 27 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 29 50 26 56 27 57 29 59 Temp 49 48 37 33 43 48 33 27 45 52 36 29 46 53 37 30 47 55 Dewpt 37 38 33 32 31 33 27 23 29 32 29 26 32 33 29 25 31 35 PWind dir SW W W SW SW W SW SW S Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 50 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 Rain C L C C $$ MTZ004-171000- Lookout Pass-Mineral MT 47.45N 115.67W Elev. 6027 ft 230 PM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 31 35 27 37 30 Temp 37 34 32 33 34 33 32 32 33 32 31 31 30 28 27 31 36 33 33 37 37 38 Dewpt 25 26 26 25 24 25 25 29 32 31 28 25 22 21 22 25 23 21 23 29 30 33 RH 61 72 78 72 66 72 75 88 96 96 88 78 72 75 81 78 59 61 66 72 75 82 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW S SW SW SW S S S SW Wind spd 5 5 9 11 11 11 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 5 10 16 18 18 Wind gust 23 Clouds FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 50 30 10 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0 0 0.34 Snow 12hr 00-00 T 00-00 Rain C C C C D D D Snow C C C C Wind chill 24 24 26 24 21 22 23 23 22 22 22 19 19 25 25 28 27 28 Min chill 29 24 24 21 23 22 19 18 28 25 27 Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 37 27 32 29 36 29 39 33 44 Temp 32 31 34 33 29 29 30 30 32 31 33 31 33 34 35 34 38 38 Dewpt 32 31 30 29 29 29 26 23 28 29 28 26 30 29 25 23 29 30 PWind dir SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW Wind char BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 100 90 60 10 30 30 20 20 20 Rain D S S S S Snow D D D L L L C C C S S S S $$ IDZ006-171000- Lowell-Idaho ID 46.15N 115.60W Elev. 1575 ft 130 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun PDT 3hrly 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 36 61 34 63 42 Temp 57 53 43 41 40 38 38 53 61 55 46 44 40 36 36 51 62 57 48 47 46 45 Dewpt 43 45 41 39 37 36 36 43 47 52 46 44 40 36 35 43 41 45 40 40 40 42 RH 59 74 93 92 89 92 92 69 60 90100100100100 96 74 46 64 74 76 79 89 Wind dir W W E E E N SE SW W W W SW S N SE SE S SW SE SE SE S Wind spd 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 9 9 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 2 Wind gust 14 Clouds FW CL B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 5 20 40 0 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C S S L L D Obvis PF F PF Date 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 Thu 10/23/25 PDT 6hrly 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 53 37 53 32 59 35 63 35 67 Temp 48 49 43 40 45 48 39 33 49 53 40 37 51 55 40 36 52 58 Dewpt 48 48 42 40 45 48 38 33 41 48 40 37 44 50 40 34 44 52 PWind dir SW SW SW E S S S SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 90 40 5 10 20 10 10 10 Rain D D D D C S $$