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National Weather Service Missoula MT
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

MTZ005-031000-
Missoula-Missoula MT
46.92N 114.08W Elev. 3205 ft
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                      46          59          38          59          38
Temp          67 67 58 54 52 48 48 51 57 59 54 49 44 40 41 51 58 56 49 45 43 40
Dewpt         46 45 45 45 46 47 46 47 47 45 44 42 39 38 39 40 41 40 40 40 39 38
RH            47 45 62 71 80 96 93 86 69 60 69 77 82 92 92 66 53 55 71 82 86 92
Wind dir       W  N  N NW NW SE NW NW NW SE  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  E  N
Wind spd       2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  4  8  9  5  3  2  2
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     60          70          20          50          70
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.19           0        0.01        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       C  L  L  C  C  S  S        S  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  C


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          54      29    60      31    64      33    67      37    64
Temp          46 53 39   30 46 59 42   32 49 63 44   34 53 66 47   38 52 63
Dewpt         35 31 31   28 32 32 31   27 31 34 31   29 34 36 34   32 35 38
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      NE    SE      SE     S      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 SC   CL FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   CL CL FW FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40       5     0       0     0       0     0      10    20
Rain           C                                                       S  S

$$
MTZ003-031000-
Kalispell-Flathead MT
48.30N 114.27W Elev. 2977 ft
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                      41          64          38          59          33
Temp          61 63 52 48 44 43 45 56 62 62 50 44 42 40 42 53 58 57 46 41 38 35
Dewpt         46 46 46 44 41 41 41 42 42 41 41 39 39 37 38 42 43 40 41 40 36 32
RH            58 54 80 86 89 93 86 59 48 46 71 82 89 89 86 66 57 53 83 96 92 89
Wind dir      SW  N NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW  S SW  N  W  W NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd       2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  3  3  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  5  8  8
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10          50          70
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain              S  S     S                          C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  S
Wind chill                                                                32 29
Min chill                                                              37    29


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          54      26    59      29    61      31    63      33    60
Temp          46 52 35   27 48 58 37   30 51 60 40   32 54 62 42   34 52 59
Dewpt         32 29 32   27 33 34 32   27 35 37 34   30 36 38 35   31 37 39
PWind dir        NE      NE     E      NE     E       E     S      SW     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW   FW FW CL FW   FW CL CL CL   CL FW FW FW   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20       0     0       0     0       0     0      20    30
Rain           S                                                    S  C  C

$$
MTZ007-031000-
Butte-Silver Bow MT
45.95N 112.50W Elev. 5550 ft
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                      42          60          38          51          30
Temp          64 61 54 49 46 44 44 53 59 55 50 44 42 40 39 46 50 48 43 39 36 33
Dewpt         44 45 46 45 45 43 44 47 45 45 44 42 40 37 37 36 34 35 35 36 35 33
RH            48 56 74 86 96 96100 80 60 69 80 93 93 89 92 68 54 60 73 89 96100
Wind dir       S SE SE  E NE NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  N
Wind spd       8  5  3  4  3  3  2  3  6  9  6  6  6  6  8 10 10 10  6  5  5  4
Clouds        B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          70          70          60          60
QPF 12hr                   0.17        0.09        0.13        0.03        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 C  L  C  L  C  C        L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  L
Rain shwrs     C  S                    C  L
Snow                                                                          L
Tstms          S  S                    S  S
Wind chill                                              33
Min chill                                            35    33          35    29


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          44      23    53      24    57      28    62      32    62
Temp          38 43 32   24 44 52 33   24 49 55 37   28 54 60 41   33 55 58
Dewpt         30 27 28   23 29 27 26   21 28 27 26   23 29 29 29   25 31 31
PWind dir         N       E    SW       N     S       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   SC FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         60      10     0       0     0       0     5      10    20
Rain           L  C                                                       S
Snow           L  C

$$
IDZ010-031000-
Salmon-Lemhi ID
45.12N 113.88W Elev. 4045 ft
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                      44          61          41          57          35
Temp          65 65 57 52 50 47 47 52 57 56 51 48 45 43 43 51 56 55 47 43 40 38
Dewpt         49 50 48 50 49 47 47 49 50 50 47 46 45 42 42 41 41 41 40 40 39 37
RH            56 58 72 93 96100100 89 77 80 86 93100 96 96 68 57 59 76 89 96 96
Wind dir       S  W  W NW  E  N SE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd       6  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  8  6  5  5  6  9  9  5  4  2  2
Wind gust                                      19 17          19
Clouds        B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          90          70          40          40
QPF 12hr                   0.25        0.08        0.03        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    D  L  L  D  C     L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs     S     C                 C
Tstms          S     S                 S


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          56      29    59      28    62      31    65      34    65
Temp          47 54 38   30 46 58 37   29 47 61 41   32 51 64 44   35 52 64
Dewpt         38 38 35   30 36 36 30   27 32 38 33   29 35 40 36   32 36 41
PWind dir         N      NE    NE      NE    SE       S     S      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1   SC FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30      10     0       0     0       0     5      10    10
Rain           C  C

$$
MTZ004-031000-
Lookout Pass-Mineral MT
47.45N 115.67W Elev. 6027 ft
230 PM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date           10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun
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                      41          47          38          41          33
Temp          45 44 42 44 45 42 41 43 46 43 40 41 42 40 38 38 40 39 38 39 40 38
Dewpt         40 40 39 39 39 38 37 38 36 32 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 33 34 31 32 31
RH            82 86 89 82 79 86 85 82 68 65 67 67 67 76 82 85 82 79 85 73 73 76
Wind dir      NE NW NW SW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW NE NE
Wind spd       2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          20          20          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.02        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           C  C  C  C  C  S  S              S  S  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
Snow                                                  C  C           L  L  L  C
Wind chill                                     35                            32
Min chill                          38          35    35    33    35    34    32


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          39      32    46      34    49      37    50      38    47
Temp          33 37 36   34 39 43 38   36 41 46 40   39 44 45 42   40 41 43
Dewpt         28 25 26   25 27 26 24   24 27 29 27   25 29 30 27   26 29 31
PWind dir         E       E     E       E    SE       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 FW   CL CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL   CL CL FW FW   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40       0     0       0     0       0     5      20    30
Rain              C                                                 S  C  C
Snow           C  C

$$
IDZ006-031000-
Lowell-Idaho ID
46.15N 115.60W Elev. 1575 ft
130 PM PDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Date          Thu 10/02/25      Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25         Sun
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                      47          60          42          60          38
Temp          69 66 56 54 52 50 48 52 58 57 50 48 45 44 43 52 59 55 48 46 44 42
Dewpt         57 61 55 54 52 50 48 52 56 57 50 47 45 44 43 49 51 53 48 46 44 41
RH            66 84 96100100100100100 93100100 96100100100 89 75 93100100100 96
Wind dir       W  W  W  N  N  N  W  W  W SW  W SW  N  N  N  W NW NW SW  N  N  N
Wind spd       2  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  0  2  4  2  1  0  0  0
Clouds        B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          70          20          50          50
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.14           0        0.01        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 C  C  C  C  L  C  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Obvis               PF  F PF  F PF             PF  F  F PF              F  F  F


Date           10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25  Tue 10/07/25  Wed 10/08/25  Thu 10/09/25
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          62      34    66      35    71      39    72      40    69
Temp          51 57 43   37 55 61 43   38 58 65 46   42 60 66 47   43 58 63
Dewpt         45 49 43   37 44 48 41   37 45 53 43   39 45 51 44   41 47 53
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE       E     E      SE     S       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL   CL FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30       5     0       0     0       0     5      20    20
Rain           C                                                    S  S  S

$$