Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled conditions are expected across the Northern Rockies
through the weekend and early next week, with scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms expected through the day today,
especially across Fire Weather Zones 113, 115, and 117. Winds will
begin to increase this afternoon, becoming especially strong and
gusty overnight and through the morning hours on Sunday across
zones 112 and 114. Poor moisture recovery is expected tonight
across all zone thanks to these strong and gusty downsloping
winds. A strong storm will then bring widespread lower elevation
rain and mountain snow from Sunday night through Tuesday, with the
heaviest precipitation falling across zones 114, 115, 116, 117,
and 118. - Moldan
MTZ112-152215-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.......59-69...50-60 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........26-32 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 15 to 20 mph
increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 15 to 20 mph increasing
to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
through the night. Slight chance of snow showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......39-44.
24 hr trend......9 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........42-49 percent...51-60 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Strong winds. West winds 45 to 50 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 40 to 50 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of snow in the morning. Chance of rain through the day.
* Max Temperature.......53-63...44-50 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees down...5 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent...40-50 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......1 percent up...11 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph becoming
northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
MTZ113-152215-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers through
the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......69-74...62-67 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-39 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent up...12 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......42-47.
24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........48-58 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent down...4 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................2 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain.
* Max Temperature.......58-66...54-59 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......13 degrees down...7 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........31-41 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ114-152215-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with possible showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......60-69...48-58 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......16 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-39 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. South winds 10 to 15 mph increasing
to west around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph
increasing to west around 35 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of snow showers
through the night.
* Min Temperature.......39-44...28-37 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......13 degrees down...8 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........34-44 percent...55-65 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......4 percent down...11 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Strong winds. Southwest winds 45 to 50 mph.
Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds 45 to 50 mph.
* LAL...................2 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of snow and slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......58-65...44-54 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........18-28 percent...29-39 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......12 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with possible
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
MTZ115-152215-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
* Max Temperature.......71-77...65-72 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........32-41 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to west around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................2 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......41-48...37-42 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........43-53 percent...56-66 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......7 percent down...43 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................3 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......64-69...56-63 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........18-28 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing
to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ116-152215-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the
day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......59-65...50-60 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........36-46 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph
increasing to west around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......30-36.
24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........52-62 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......55-60...46-55 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......5 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........21-28 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing
to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Colder. Snow showers, showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 40. North winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain, snow likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
MTZ117-152215-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......67-73...59-69 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........32-42 percent.
24 hr trend......24 percent up...17 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to west around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................3.
* CWR...................30 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......33-43.
24 hr trend......9 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........44-54 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent down...24 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................3 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......59-67...51-61 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........16-22 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Colder. Showers, snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers, snow showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
MTZ118-152215-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
159 AM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......65-75...57-67 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........31-41 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. South winds 10 to 15 mph increasing
to west around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph
increasing to west around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................2 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......34-40.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........49-59 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Sunny then becoming partly sunny. Slight
chance of rain in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......59-67...49-58 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........17-25 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing
to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...Cooler. Showers, snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. North
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers, snow showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
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