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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

After a prolonged period of above normal temperatures and dry
conditions as of late changes are coming to the Northern Rockies
as an upper level disturbance and cold front bring falling
temperatures, strong and gusty winds, and chances for rain/snow
today. Unsettled northwest flow in wake of the disturbance and
cold front will help to maintain daily chances for the remainder
of the work week, along with near to below normal temperatures. -
Moldan

MTZ112-242330-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain, snow and
  freezing rain in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......35-43...30-35 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down...10 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........69-79 percent.
   24 hr trend......39 percent up...17 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds around 30 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds around 30 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
  agl late in the morning.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest around 40 mph shifting to the
  northwest in the afternoon.
* CWR...................30 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......13-18.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........82-92 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged...9 percent down higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph
becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph
decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl decreasing to BELOW 1000
  ft agl early in the morning.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 35 mph becoming west 20 to
  25 mph after midnight.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......29-36...23-29 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........56-66 percent.
   24 hr trend......30 percent down...7 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl early in the afternoon, then decreasing to 500-1500 ft agl
  late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around
16. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows
around 16. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 13.
Highs in the lower 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 4. Highs
around 16.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 4 below.
Highs around 19.

$$

MTZ113-242330-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain in the
  morning. Freezing rain through the day. Snow likely and chance of
  rain in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......34-43.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down...8 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......46 percent up...34 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 2000-3000 ft
  agl in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......South 20 to 25 mph increasing to northwest
  around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................50 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......13-20.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........88-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent up...4 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 40 mph decreasing to
  around 30 mph after midnight.
* CWR...................20 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......26-34.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees down...10 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........68-78 percent.
   24 hr trend......24 percent down...11 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3000 ft
  agl early in the afternoon, then decreasing to 500-1000 ft agl
  late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20
  mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13. Highs in the upper
20s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows
around 12. Highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 15.
Highs in the lower 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 4.
Highs around 16.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around
5 below. Highs around 15.

$$

MTZ114-242330-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain and light
  freezing rain likely in the morning. Chance of snow through the
  day.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......39-46...28-35 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........45-55 percent...68-78 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then increasing to 3500-5000 ft agl in
  the afternoon decreasing to 3000 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 45 to 50 mph.
* CWR...................20 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......13-20.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........76-86 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph becoming
southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph
becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 35 mph becoming west 20 to
  25 mph after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the
  morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......33-39...19-29 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........41-50 percent...60-70 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down...16 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl early in the afternoon, then decreasing to 1000-2000 ft agl
  late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 20.
Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows in
the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Snow likely. Lows around 17. Highs in the mid 20s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 7. Highs
around 18.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows near zero. Highs
around 20.

$$

MTZ115-242330-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Freezing rain in the morning.
  Chance of rain through the day. Chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......45-50...37-46 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........54-64 percent.
   24 hr trend......26 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. South winds 20 to 25 mph increasing
to west around 30 mph in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph
increasing to west around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 3500-5000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 3000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest around 30 mph increasing to west
  around 40 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................40 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......17-22.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........85-95 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent up...3 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
* Mixing Height.........2000-3500 ft agl decreasing to 1000-1500 ft
  agl early in the morning.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......34-39...26-33 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........49-59 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 500-1500 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 25 mph becoming southwest 15 to
  20 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around
19. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows
around 20. Highs in the lower 30s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Lows around 19. Highs
in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 8.
Highs around 19.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 2 below.
Highs around 19.

$$

MTZ116-118-242330-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Snow, rain and slight chance
  of light freezing rain in the morning, then chance of snow in the
  afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......36-46...30-36 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down...6 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........49-59 percent...62-72 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 percent up...16 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then increasing to 4500-5500 ft agl in
  the afternoon decreasing to 2500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................20 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......14-19.
   24 hr trend......17 degrees down...12 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........77-87 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent down...9 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing
to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing
to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 40 mph becoming west
  around 30 mph after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......29-36...21-29 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down...7 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........43-53 percent...52-62 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down...7 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000-2000 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows in the lower
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain. Lows
in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 10.
Highs around 19.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows near zero. Highs
around 15.

$$

MTZ117-242330-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
104 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Snow likely, chance of rain
  and light freezing rain likely in the morning, then chance of
  snow in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......38-48...31-41 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........46-56 percent...56-66 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......9 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Southwest winds around 25 mph
increasing to west around 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then increasing to 4500-5500 ft agl in
  the afternoon decreasing to 3000 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................30 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......12-21.
   24 hr trend......17 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph
becoming west 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1500-3000 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl
  early in the morning.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest 45 to 50 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......29-39...21-31 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........46-56 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000-2000 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows around 20.
Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Snow likely. Lows around 20. Highs in the upper 20s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Lows around 8. Highs
around 18.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 1 below.
Highs around 17.

$$

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