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National Weather Service Missoula MT
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

MTZ005-191000-
Missoula-Missoula MT
46.92N 114.08W Elev. 3205 ft
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date           04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon
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          58          36          57          34
Temp          51 56 46 39 33 31 38 51 55 54 48 43 39 36 41 50 54 55 47 42 37 35
Dewpt         19 22 25 26 25 24 26 23 28 34 37 38 36 34 36 37 34 35 33 34 32 31
RH            28 26 43 59 72 75 62 33 35 46 65 82 89 92 82 61 46 47 58 73 82 85
Wind dir      NW  W SE  E  E  E  E SW  W  W SW  S SE SE  S  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
Wind spd       3  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  8  9  5  2  1  1  2  5 10 11  8  4  2  2
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10          50          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                S  S              S  S  C  C  S  S  C  C  L
Snow                                                                          L


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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      29    58      32    61      35    64      38    65
Temp          44 48 37   29 47 56 40   32 50 59 43   35 53 62 46   39 53 63
Dewpt         31 28 28   25 26 25 28   27 29 30 32   31 33 34 35   33 36 36
PWind dir         W       W    SW      NE     N      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         70      10    10       0    10      10    20      20    30
Rain           L  L                                         S  S    S     C
Snow           L

$$
MTZ003-191000-
Kalispell-Flathead MT
48.30N 114.27W Elev. 2977 ft
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date           04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon
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          37          54          34
Temp          51 55 46 38 35 33 39 50 53 54 48 43 39 38 42 51 53 52 45 40 37 35
Dewpt         23 24 28 28 29 27 30 28 30 33 38 39 38 36 38 39 37 35 34 35 34 32
RH            33 30 49 67 78 78 70 42 41 45 68 86 96 92 86 63 54 52 65 82 89 89
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  9  5  3  3  3  4  6  9 10  6  4  4  4  5 10 11 11  6  4  4  5
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          30          30          60          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.04        0.06        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                C  C        C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  L
Snow                                                                          L


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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      30    55      30    59      32    63      36    62
Temp          45 49 37   31 47 54 37   31 52 59 40   33 54 62 42   36 54 61
Dewpt         32 31 31   28 31 28 29   26 31 28 32   29 34 32 34   33 38 37
PWind dir        SW      SW     S      NE     E       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B1   SC SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80      40    30       5    20      10    20      20    30
Rain           L  D  C    S  S  C             S             S       S  S  C
Snow           L          S  S

$$
MTZ007-191000-
Butte-Silver Bow MT
45.95N 112.50W Elev. 5550 ft
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date           04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon
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                      24          56          29          53          29
Temp          41 44 35 28 26 24 34 49 54 52 44 38 33 30 36 48 52 50 42 35 32 29
Dewpt         11 14 13 16 15 15 17 21 24 28 33 34 30 27 28 27 26 29 33 31 29 27
RH            29 29 40 60 62 68 49 33 31 39 65 85 89 88 72 44 36 44 70 85 88 92
Wind dir      NW NW NW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W
Wind spd       4  5  2  2  1  1  2  4  8 10  5  3  2  1  2  4  8  9  5  2  2  2
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20          40          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01        0.02        0.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      S  S              C  C  L  L  C
Snow                                                                    C  C  L


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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          45      22    50      28    51      30    53      33    56
Temp          40 43 29   23 42 50 34   29 45 51 37   31 47 53 39   34 48 55
Dewpt         24 19 20   16 18 18 23   22 26 27 31   27 31 30 32   30 33 33
PWind dir         W       W     W       N    NE       N    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         60      10     5       5    20      10    30      20    30
Rain                                          S             C  S    S     C
Snow           L  L

$$
IDZ010-191000-
Salmon-Lemhi ID
45.12N 113.88W Elev. 4045 ft
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date           04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon
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                      26          60          34          60          33
Temp          50 53 42 35 29 26 34 49 58 57 49 43 38 35 40 53 59 58 49 42 37 34
Dewpt          9 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 28 33 34 33 30 32 33 29 27 29 30 29 28
RH            19 17 31 43 58 68 54 31 25 33 54 70 82 82 73 46 32 30 46 62 72 78
Wind dir       N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W  N  N  N SW  W  W  W NW NW  W
Wind spd       3  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  6  2  1  0  0  0  2  6 10  4  2  1  2
Clouds        FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10          20          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Snow                                                                          C


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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    59      32    61      35    64      37    65
Temp          47 51 36   28 47 58 42   33 52 60 44   35 54 63 46   38 55 64
Dewpt         25 20 20   20 21 21 26   25 28 28 31   30 32 29 33   32 33 32
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW       N    NW       N     N       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC   FW FW SC B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30       5     0       5    10       5    20      20    30
Rain           C  S                                         S  S          C
Snow           C

$$
MTZ004-191000-
Lookout Pass-Mineral MT
47.45N 115.67W Elev. 6027 ft
230 PM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date           04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25            Mon
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                      32          39          31          36          28
Temp          38 39 35 33 33 33 36 36 35 36 36 36 35 33 32 32 33 35 32 33 32 30
Dewpt         16 18 21 20 20 23 26 26 31 32 32 32 30 28 27 25 25 27 25 27 27 24
RH            40 42 56 58 58 66 67 67 85 85 85 85 82 82 81 75 72 72 75 78 81 78
Wind dir       W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd       8 11 10 10 10 11 11 13 11 11 10 10 11 11 13 13 12 13 12 11 12 13
Clouds        FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          30          20          50          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.09        0.03        0.02        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain                                   C  S  S  S
Snow                                C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  L
Wind chill       32 27 25 25 24 28 27 27 28 29 29 27 24 22 22 24 26 23 24 23 19
Min chill        32    25    23    25    27    27    24    22    23    23    19


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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          32      25    39      28    44      30    48      34    47
Temp          28 30 29   25 35 38 32   28 40 44 35   31 42 47 39   34 42 46
Dewpt         22 22 22   20 20 19 22   20 19 20 23   21 22 24 27   26 28 29
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW     N      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         90      20    20       5    10      10    10      20    30
Rain                                                                S     C
Snow           L  D  S          S                                   S  S  C

$$
IDZ006-191000-
Lowell-Idaho ID
46.15N 115.60W Elev. 1575 ft
130 PM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Date          Fri 04/18/25      Sat 04/19/25            Sun 04/20/25         Mon
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                      38          61          42          60          41
Temp          60 59 48 42 39 38 42 55 58 55 48 46 44 42 44 53 59 55 47 45 43 41
Dewpt         21 26 31 30 29 27 31 30 39 46 44 43 42 40 41 43 43 42 41 41 39 40
RH            22 28 51 62 67 64 65 38 49 72 86 89 93 93 89 69 55 61 79 86 86 96
Wind dir       W  W  N  E  E  E  E  W  W  W SE SE  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  N  N  W
Wind spd       1  2  0  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  1
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20          20          50          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.01        0.02        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                S  S  S  S        C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  D
Obvis                                             PF PF PF                   PF


Date           04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25
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      34    62      37    65      39    70      44    70
Temp          45 50 39   34 54 59 43   37 57 62 45   39 61 67 50   44 62 64
Dewpt         39 37 35   31 35 33 36   33 37 37 39   35 42 41 43   41 47 47
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW      NW     N       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 SC   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80      10     5       5    10      10    20      20    40
Rain           D  C                                         S  S    S  S  C

$$