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 140831
FWFMSO
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Breezy. Today`s weather: Southwesterly
wind gusts of 20-30 mph expected in the valleys and 40-50+ mph
possible along the ridgetops and near the Continental Divide
(especially the Glacier Park region). Taking a quick look at the
next 36 hours... Today`s weather, rain likely in the day, then areas
of rain and a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. It`ll be much
cooler. Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain. Saturday, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Slight
chance of snow in the day.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Breezy. Today`s weather:
Southwesterly wind gusts of 20-30 mph expected in the valleys and
40-50+ mph possible along the ridgetops and near the Continental
Divide (especially the Glacier Park region). Taking a quick look
at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, rain, snow likely and a
slight chance of freezing rain in the day, then rain and snow likely
in the afternoon. It`ll be much cooler. Tonight`s weather, rain
and snow likely. Saturday, rain and snow likely.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Breezy. Today`s weather:
Southwesterly wind gusts of 20-30 mph expected in the valleys and
40-50+ mph possible along the ridgetops and near the Continental
Divide (especially the Glacier Park region). Taking a quick look
at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, rain likely and a slight
chance of snow in the day, then rain and snow likely in the
afternoon. It`ll be much cooler. Snow may be heavy at times in the
day. Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain and snow. Saturday, rain and snow likely in the day, then a
chance of rain in the afternoon.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Breezy. Today`s weather:
Southwesterly wind gusts of 20-30 mph expected in the valleys and
40-50+ mph possible along the ridgetops and near the Continental
Divide (especially the Glacier Park region). Taking a quick look
at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with areas of
rain. Areas of snow and a slight chance of freezing rain. It`ll be
much cooler. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon.
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light
freezing rain until midnight, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Saturday, partly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower.
IDZ102-103-142300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
1231 AM PST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain. Slight chance of snow in
the afternoon. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....53-63 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........67-77 percent valleys and 79-89 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1300, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
80 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Snow level
6500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight
chance of snow. Snow level 7500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....53-63 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........60-70 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1600, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of light
freezing rain. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs
50-60. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min
humidities 65-75 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Variable winds up to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ104-105-142300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of freezing rain
in the morning. Rain and snow. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent valleys and 81-91 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.....Southwest 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 5500
feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........97-100 percent valleys and 85-95 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-10 mph becoming southeast after
midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph increasing to 30-40 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 6500
feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........72-82 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph decreasing to 15-25 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Kootenai...and 40 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 70-80 percent. South winds
10-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min
humidities 70-80 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ106-108-142300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and slight chance of
snow. Snow level 6500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50.
* Min Humidity........66-76 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 6000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........90-100 percent valleys and 84-94 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning.
Chance of rain. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 38-48 ridges.
* Min Humidity........67-77 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. West winds 5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ107-142300-
Flathead Reservation-
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Snow likely in
the afternoon. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent valleys and 90 percent ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
80 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening.
Chance of rain. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent valleys and 100 percent ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Snow level 7000
feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent valleys and 90 percent ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
20 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest
winds 5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ109-142300-
Bitterroot-
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........58-68 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1200. West 15 mph
after 1600.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and 60 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and
snow. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight
chance of rain. Snow level 7000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........49-59 percent valleys and 61-71 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl until
1600, then 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.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min
humidities 60-70 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min
humidities 65-75 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. West winds 5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ110-111-142300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
131 AM MST Fri Nov 14 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain, snow and
slight chance of freezing rain.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........49-59 percent valleys and 58-68 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1000. 5 kft
agl after 1300.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1000, then 30 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of light freezing rain.
* Min Temperature.....23-33 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........79-89 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 5-15 mph
after midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........40-50 percent valleys and 46-56 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 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 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. Min humidities
55-65 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities
60-70 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45.
$$