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National Weather Service Missoula MT
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

MTZ005-191000-
Missoula-Missoula MT
46.92N 114.08W Elev. 3205 ft
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            Mon
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                      49          72          45          77          48
Temp          72 70 61 57 54 51 52 62 70 70 60 54 51 47 50 65 75 76 62 55 51 48
Dewpt         51 51 52 53 52 51 51 51 51 49 48 47 47 46 46 48 47 45 44 43 42 42
RH            48 51 72 86 93100 96 67 51 47 64 77 86 96 86 54 37 33 52 64 71 80
Wind dir      NW  N  S  N  N  N  N  N  S SE SE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  N SE  N  N
Wind spd       5  4  5  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
Clouds        B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     70          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.17           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  C  C  C  S
Tstms             C  S
Obvis                         F PF                   PF


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          80      48    79      48    77      48    80      49    78
Temp          67 77 57   49 69 76 57   49 68 75 56   48 69 78 57   50 69 75
Dewpt         45 43 43   42 44 41 41   42 43 42 42   42 43 44 43   42 43 43
PWind dir         N       W     W      SE     W      NE    SE       E     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL FW   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
MTZ003-191000-
Kalispell-Flathead MT
48.30N 114.27W Elev. 2977 ft
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            Mon
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                      48          74          47          73          48
Temp          71 71 60 54 51 49 53 65 72 72 60 54 51 48 52 64 71 72 59 53 50 48
Dewpt         49 49 49 49 47 46 47 50 50 50 50 49 47 46 47 51 49 50 48 47 45 44
RH            46 46 67 83 86 89 80 58 46 46 69 83 86 93 83 63 46 46 67 80 83 86
Wind dir       S SE  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  E NE NE NE NE  S SE SE  E NE  N NE
Wind spd       5  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  1  1  1
Clouds        FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          74      48    73      48    70      47    72      48    71
Temp          65 72 54   49 66 71 54   49 64 68 52   48 64 69 54   50 64 68
Dewpt         50 49 45   44 49 48 45   44 48 47 44   44 48 49 46   44 48 49
PWind dir         E      NW     E       E    SE      NW    SE       N    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     5       0     5

$$
MTZ007-191000-
Butte-Silver Bow MT
45.95N 112.50W Elev. 5550 ft
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            Mon
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          56          41          68          42
Temp          65 62 56 51 49 48 48 52 54 55 51 46 43 41 45 59 66 67 55 48 44 42
Dewpt         47 52 51 50 49 48 48 51 50 49 47 45 43 41 44 45 42 44 43 42 39 38
RH            52 70 83 96100100100 96 86 80 86 96100100 96 60 42 43 64 80 82 86
Wind dir      SE SE  W NW NW  W NW  N  E  N NW  W  W  W  N  W NW  N SE SW SW SW
Wind spd       9  5  4  5  4  4  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  3  3  2  1  1  1
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                    100          90          50           0           0
QPF 12hr                   1.25        0.45        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  D  D  L  D  D  D  D  L  C  C
Tstms          C  C  S  C  S  S  S  S  S
Obvis                                          PF PF PF PF


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          73      44    73      45    74      45    75      46    75
Temp          65 70 52   45 67 71 52   45 67 71 52   45 68 73 53   46 69 72
Dewpt         41 39 38   36 39 38 38   36 39 37 38   36 39 39 39   36 39 39
PWind dir        SW       W    SW       W    SW      SW     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     0       0     0       0     0

$$
IDZ010-191000-
Salmon-Lemhi ID
45.12N 113.88W Elev. 4045 ft
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            Mon
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          64          43          73          44
Temp          66 63 56 53 52 49 50 57 62 62 56 51 48 45 48 61 71 72 60 53 47 44
Dewpt         55 59 56 53 52 49 50 53 54 56 54 51 48 45 48 52 51 50 47 45 43 42
RH            68 87100100100100100 86 75 81 93100100100100 72 49 46 62 74 86 93
Wind dir       W NE  S  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       6  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                    100          70          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.32        0.15        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  L  S
Tstms          C  C  S              S  S
Obvis                   F  F  F  F              F  F  F  F


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          78      46    78      45    78      46    80      47    80
Temp          66 75 55   46 69 75 55   46 69 76 56   46 70 78 58   48 71 78
Dewpt         48 47 43   42 46 44 43   41 44 45 41   40 44 45 42   40 43 45
PWind dir        NE       N    SE       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     0       5     0       0     0

$$
MTZ004-191000-
Lookout Pass-Mineral MT
47.45N 115.67W Elev. 6027 ft
200 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date           09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26            Mon
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                      45          59          46          61          48
Temp          56 54 48 48 47 46 47 53 57 55 49 49 48 46 48 56 60 57 50 50 50 49
Dewpt         38 39 39 38 37 37 37 38 39 41 41 40 38 37 38 40 38 38 38 36 35 36
RH            51 57 71 68 68 71 68 57 51 59 74 71 68 71 68 55 44 49 63 58 56 61
Wind dir      NW NW NW  N  N  N  E  E  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  W  W NW  W  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  4  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  2  3  2  2  3  3  4
Clouds        SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC CL CL SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          61      48    59      45    55      44    61      47    56
Temp          57 58 51   49 55 55 49   47 51 52 47   46 53 57 51   50 52 51
Dewpt         38 37 37   36 36 36 36   36 35 36 35   34 36 37 36   36 37 37
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IDZ006-191000-
Lowell-Idaho ID
46.15N 115.60W Elev. 1575 ft
100 PM PDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date          Fri 09/18/26      Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26         Mon
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                      52          78          51          84          51
Temp          74 70 60 58 56 54 54 65 76 73 61 57 54 52 53 72 83 78 62 58 54 52
Dewpt         60 66 60 58 56 54 54 58 60 64 60 57 54 52 53 59 57 62 57 54 51 50
RH            62 87100100100100100 78 58 73 97100100100100 64 41 58 84 86 90 93
Wind dir       W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  N  N  N  N  E SE  N  N  N  N  E  N  N
Wind spd       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
Clouds        B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     70          20           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.08        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  L  C  S        S
Tstms          C  S
Obvis                F  F  F  F  F          PF  F  F PF PF


Date           09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26
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          86      52    84      51    82      51    87      52    82
Temp          74 79 58   53 73 78 57   52 70 76 57   52 74 81 59   53 71 75
Dewpt         56 60 53   49 53 60 53   49 53 59 52   49 53 62 52   49 53 59
PWind dir        SW      SE    NE       N     N       N     E      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL FW   SC FW FW SC   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$