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
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Mixed precipitation chances Thanksgiving
day. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather,
cloudy. Slight chance of rain until midnight, then areas of rain,
snow and a slight chance of light freezing rain after midnight.
Thanksgiving Day, mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain, light
freezing rain and snow in the day, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon. Thursday Night, a chance of rain and snow until midnight,
then rain and snow likely after midnight. Friday, rain and snow
likely. Light freezing rain likely in the day. It`ll be cooler. Snow
level 4500 feet.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Mixed precipitation chances
Thanksgiving day. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. Areas of snow until midnight, then
slight chance of light freezing rain and snow after midnight. Patchy
fog through the night. Thanksgiving Day, a chance of snow, rain and
a slight chance of light freezing rain in the day, then rain and snow
likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the day. Snow level 4000 feet.
Thursday Night, rain and snow likely. Patchy fog until midnight.
Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times after midnight. Snow level 4500 feet. Friday, snow
likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing snow in the day. It`ll be much colder. Visibility one quarter
mile or less at times in the day.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Mixed precipitation
chances Thanksgiving day. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours..
Tonight`s weather, cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Slight
chance of rain and light freezing rain after midnight. Patchy fog
after midnight. Thanksgiving Day, cloudy with a chance of rain. A
chance of snow and a slight chance of light freezing rain in the day,
then slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the day.
Thursday Night, rain and snow likely. Friday, rain and snow likely
in the day, then snow likely in the afternoon. It`ll be colder. Snow
level 3000 feet.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Mixed precipitation chances
Thanksgiving day. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light
freezing rain and snow after midnight. Thanksgiving Day, mostly
cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light freezing rain and snow in the
day. Thursday Night, mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and a slight
chance of snow until midnight, then a chance of snow and a chance of
light freezing rain after midnight. Friday, snow likely. Light
freezing rain likely in the day. It`ll be colder.
IDZ102-103-271100-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
141 PM PST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Chance of snow
and slight chance of light freezing rain after midnight. Snow
level 6000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain, slight chance
of light freezing rain and snow. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........65-75 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph in the morning.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph until 1200, then southwest 10
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 6000
feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........82-92 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph becoming west 5-10 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Light freezing rain in the morning. Snow and
rain. Snow level 4500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
100 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Northeast winds 5-10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ104-105-271100-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. and patchy fog. Chance of
snow.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........96-100 percent valleys and 85-95 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
Slight chance of light freezing rain in the morning. Snow and
rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southeast 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in the Kootenai...and 50 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Snow and rain. Snow level 4500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....18-28 valleys and 10-20 ridges.
* Max Humidity........96-100 percent valleys and 83-93 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming northeast 5-10 mph after
midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph increasing to northwest
15-25 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 2400, then west 10 mph
until 0100, then north 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....28-38 valleys and 15-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in the Kootenai...and 80 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 5-15. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Northeast winds 5-10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 65-75 percent. East
winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ106-108-271100-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Patchy
fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 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.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
Slight chance of light freezing rain in the morning. Chance of
rain and snow. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southeast 10 mph until 1300, then southwest
10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 5500
feet.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the West Lolo...and 50 percent
in the East Lolo.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain in the morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1000, then north 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 65-75 percent. East
winds 5-10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southeast winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ107-271100-
Flathead Reservation-
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. and patchy fog. Chance of snow
and slight chance of rain. Slight chance of light freezing rain
after midnight. Snow level 4500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Max Humidity........86-96 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.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light
freezing rain in the morning. Chance of rain and snow. Snow level
5000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
* 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain and snow. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 15-20 ridges.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming southwest 5-10 mph after
midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 0400, then west 10
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
90 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain in the morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........68-78 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northwest 15 mph until 0800, then north 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
100 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Northeast winds 5-10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35. Min humidities
60-70 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 50 percent. Lows
25-35. Highs 35-45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ109-271100-
Bitterroot-
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light
freezing rain and snow after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........88-98 percent valleys and 82-92 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph until 0200, then
south 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light
freezing rain and snow. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........56-66 percent valleys and 62-72 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1400, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and near 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and chance of
snow. Chance of light freezing rain after midnight. Snow level
6000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........82-92 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Light freezing rain in the morning. Snow and
rain. Snow level 5000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 1600, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Southeast winds 10-15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
South winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ110-111-271100-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
241 PM MST Wed Nov 26 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow after
midnight.
* Min Temperature.....20-25.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of light
freezing rain and snow.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........44-54 percent valleys and 50-60 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1400, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........84-94 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 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)...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming northwest 10-20 mph in the
afternoon.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 3
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 1300, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 20 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 5-15. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 45-55 percent. West
winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
$$