Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
560 FNUS55 KMSO 062111 FWFMSO Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho National Weather Service Missoula MT 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .DISCUSSION... Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Gusty winds, locally up to 50 mph, for Grangeville and vicinity with the weather pattern during evening into early Friday AM. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, slight chance of rain until midnight, then rain likely and areas of snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Friday, rain and snow likely in the day, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. It`ll be cooler. Snow may be heavy at times in the day. Snow level 4500 feet. Friday Night, mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. A chance of rain until midnight. Saturday, partly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower. Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Gusty winds, locally up to 50 mph, for Grangeville and vicinity with the weather pattern during evening into early Friday AM. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, areas of snow and a slight chance of rain until midnight, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Friday, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and snow. Friday Night, mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow until midnight, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Saturday, mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the day. West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Gusty winds, locally up to 50 mph, for Grangeville and vicinity with the weather pattern during evening into early Friday AM. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, slight chance of rain until midnight, then rain likely and areas of snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Friday, rain and snow likely in the day, then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. It`ll be cooler. Snow may be heavy at times in the day. Friday Night, mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow until midnight, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Saturday, partly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower. Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Gusty winds, locally up to 50 mph, for Grangeville and vicinity with the weather pattern during evening into early Friday AM. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, partly cloudy until midnight, then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of areas of snow after midnight. Friday, mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the day, then slight chance of snow in the afternoon. It`ll be cooler. Friday Night, partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow until midnight. It`ll be colder. Saturday, partly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower. View Weather Briefing videos on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/NWSMissoula IDZ102-103-071100- Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce- 111 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain. Chance of snow after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet. * Min Temperature.....30-40. * Max Humidity........78-88 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............South 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 30-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 64-74 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph. * Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 1000. 5 kft agl after 1300. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 90 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4000 feet. * Min Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 18-28 ridges. * Max Humidity........77-87 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 15 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. * Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 35-45 ridges. * Min Humidity........41-51 percent valleys and 47-57 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 1100, then 3 kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 45-55 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 45-55 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Southwest winds 5-10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 55-65. $$ MTZ104-105-071100- Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park- 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 6000 feet. * Min Temperature.....25-35. * Max Humidity........96-100 percent valleys and 82-92 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent in the Kootenai...and 70 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........58-68 percent valleys and 73-83 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900, then 4 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 25 mph until 1000, then 30 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Kootenai...and 70 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 3500 feet. * Min Temperature.....20-30. * Max Humidity........95-100 percent valleys and 80-90 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0300, then 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in the Kootenai...and 30 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 28-38 ridges. * Min Humidity........51-61 percent valleys and 68-78 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 1100, then 3 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1600, then variable less than 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 50-60 percent. South winds 10-15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 60-70 percent. South winds 10-20 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds 10-20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. $$ MTZ106-108-071100- West Lolo-East Lolo- 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain. Chance of snow after midnight. Snow level 6000 feet. * Min Temperature.....25-35. * Max Humidity........82-92 percent. * 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. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the West Lolo...and 10 percent in the East Lolo. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........57-67 percent valleys and 67-77 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 5 kft agl after 1200. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0900, then 30 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 3500 feet. * Min Temperature.....20-30. * Max Humidity........88-98 percent valleys and 80-90 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph. * Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 2000, then below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0400, then 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....35-45. * Min Humidity........45-55 percent valleys and 53-63 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 1100, then 3 kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1600, then variable less than 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 45-55 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 45-55 percent. South winds 5-10 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. $$ MTZ107-071100- Flathead Reservation- 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain. Snow level 6000 feet. * Min Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges. * Max Humidity........89-95 percent valleys and 98 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............South 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........63-73 percent valleys and 79-89 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 0900. 5 kft agl after 1200. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0900, then 25 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and 70 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3500 feet. * Min Temperature.....25-30. * Max Humidity........79-89 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 2100, then below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and 20 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 25-30 ridges. * Min Humidity........56-66 percent valleys and 67-77 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 1100, then 3 kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 50-60 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 55-65 percent. South winds 5-10 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. $$ MTZ109-071100- Bitterroot- 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet. * Min Temperature.....25-35. * Max Humidity........78-88 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow and rain. Snow level 5000 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........45-55 percent valleys and 61-71 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 5 kft agl after 1200. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 1000, then 25 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork Districts...and 60 percent in areas north of Hamilton. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. * Min Temperature.....20-25. * Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 76-86 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph. * Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph. * Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 2000, then 1-2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........36-46 percent valleys and 45-55 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest up to 5 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 40-50 percent. South winds 5-10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 50-60 percent. South winds 10-15 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain 20 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. $$ MTZ110-111-071100- Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead- 211 PM MST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....18-28 valleys and 25-30 ridges. * Max Humidity........83-93 percent valleys and 75-85 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent in the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead...and near 0 percent in the East Beaverhead. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 5500 feet. * Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........35-45 percent valleys and 49-59 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph. * Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 0900. 5 kft agl after 1100. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1000, then west 25 mph. * Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....8-18 valleys and 15-20 ridges. * Max Humidity........88-98 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. * Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0400, then 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent in the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead...and near 0 percent in the East Beaverhead. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........30-40 percent. * 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 1100, then 3 kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 10 mph. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 20-30. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 30-40 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 30-40 percent. South winds 10-15 mph. .VETERANS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Southwest winds 10-20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. $$