Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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FNUS55 KMSO 222142
FWFMSO
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
...This planning forecast is now automated during the cool season.
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NOTE: Haines Index and LAL values are no longer produced.
.DISCUSSION...
Key Message and Short Term Overview:
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Increased snowmelt and runoff into
Monday, bringing the risk of minor flooding to low-lying and poor
drainage areas and to small streams and creeks from potential ice
jam releases. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, freezing rain likely. Areas of rain and snow until
midnight, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Snow level
5500 feet. Sunday, rain likely. Snow and freezing rain likely in the
day. It`ll be not as cool. Snow may be heavy at times in the day.
Sunday Night, rain likely until midnight, then chance of valley rain
with mountain snow likely after midnight. Monday, a chance of snow
and a slight chance of rain in the day, then rain and snow likely in
the afternoon. It`ll be not as cool. Snow level 5000 feet.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Increased snowmelt and runoff
into Monday, bringing the risk of minor flooding to low-lying and
poor drainage areas and to small streams and creeks from potential
ice jam releases. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, freezing rain likely. Rain and snow likely. Patchy
blowing snow until midnight. Blowing snow after midnight. Snow may be
heavy at times after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at
times. Sunday, rain and snow likely. Areas of blowing snow in the
day. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Freezing rain likely in
the day. Snow may be heavy at times. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times. Sunday Night, rain and snow likely. Blowing snow.
Snow may be heavy at times until midnight. Visibility one quarter
mile or less at times. Monday, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain.
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow through the day. It`ll be not
as cool. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Increased snowmelt and
runoff into Monday, bringing the risk of minor flooding to
low-lying and poor drainage areas and to small streams and creeks
from potential ice jam releases. Taking a quick look at the next
48 hours... Tonight`s weather, areas of rain, snow and freezing rain
likely until midnight, then rain, snow and light freezing rain likely
after midnight. Sunday, rain likely. Snow and freezing rain likely
in the day. It`ll be not as cool. Sunday Night, rain likely until
midnight, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
after midnight. Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
A chance of snow. It`ll be not as cool.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Increased snowmelt and
runoff into Monday, bringing the risk of minor flooding to
low-lying and poor drainage areas and to small streams and creeks
from potential ice jam releases. Taking a quick look at the next
48 hours... Tonight`s weather, areas of snow. Light freezing rain
likely. Sunday, rain likely and a chance of snow. Freezing rain
likely in the day. It`ll be not as cold. Sunday Night, rain and snow
likely. Patchy blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at
times. Monday, mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. It`ll
be not as cold.
IDZ102-103-231100-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
141 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain, snow and freezing rain. Snow level 5500
feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 20-30 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.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow and freezing rain in the morning. Rain.
Snow level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....43-53 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........77-87 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.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain. Snow after midnight. Snow level 6500
feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and snow likely.
Snow level 5000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........64-74 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 2
kft agl until 1700, then 1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. Min humidities
45-55 percent. South winds 10-20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Southeast winds
10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of
snow. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60.
$$
MTZ104-105-231100-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Blowing
snow after midnight. Rain, snow and freezing rain. Snow level
5000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35.
* Max Humidity........94-100 percent valleys and 84-94 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Areas of blowing snow in the morning. Patchy
blowing snow in the afternoon. Freezing rain in the morning. Rain
and snow. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45.
* Min Humidity........73-83 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Blowing snow. Rain and snow. Snow level 6000
feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........93-100 percent valleys and 80-90 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph increasing to 30-40 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 2400. 3 kft agl after 0200.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 2400. West 35 mph
after 0200.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
snow and rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........58-68 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1000, then 3 kft agl until
1600, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 mph until 1500, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 25-35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. South winds
10-20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
$$
MTZ106-108-231100-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow, rain and freezing rain. Snow level 5000
feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........92-100 percent valleys and 82-92 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southeast 5-10 mph becoming northeast 10-15
mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 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 20 percent
in the East Lolo.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow and freezing rain in the morning. Rain.
Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45.
* Min Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent in the West Lolo...and 80 percent
in the East Lolo.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain. Snow after midnight. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........91-97 percent valleys and 80-90 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0100, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 2400, then west 30
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 4500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 38-48 ridges.
* Min Humidity........55-65 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl until
1600, then 1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 mph until 1300, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the West Lolo...and 0 percent
in the East Lolo.
.TUESDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
50-60 percent. Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. South winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
$$
MTZ107-231100-
Flathead Reservation-
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain, light freezing rain and snow. Snow
level 5000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........85-95 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Freezing rain in the morning. Rain. Snow
level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........80-90 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain. Snow after midnight. Snow level 6000
feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........81-91 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 0100, then 3
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 0100, then west 30
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming cloudy. Chance of
snow and slight chance of rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........58-68 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 2 kft agl until
1600, then below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1500, then south 10
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.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. Min humidities
55-65 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. South winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
$$
MTZ109-231100-
Bitterroot-
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow with rain likely and freezing rain. Snow
level 5000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West
Fork Districts...and 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Freezing rain in the morning. Rain and snow.
Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-55 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........73-83 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain and snow. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely and chance of
rain. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........54-64 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl until
1700, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
45-55 percent. Southwest winds 25-35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55. South winds
10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55.
$$
MTZ110-111-231100-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
241 PM MST Sat Feb 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent valleys and 68-78 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........65-75 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow with
rain likely. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........44-54 percent valleys and 51-61 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 2
kft agl until 1700, then 1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 25 mph until 1700, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 25-35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 15-25. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
40-50 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 20-30. Highs 40-50. South winds
5-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 25-35. Highs 45-55.
$$