Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
626 FNUS55 KMSO 070742 FWFMSO Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho National Weather Service Missoula MT 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .DISCUSSION... Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Cool and unsettled conditions continue through Wednesday, with a high probability of a wetting rain both Tuesday and Wednesday. A high pressure ridge develops Thursday and a warming and drying trend begins through at least Sunday. Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Cool and unsettled conditions continue through Wednesday, with a high probability of a wetting rain Wednesday. West winds gusting 35 to 45 mph today will be common. Snow levels lower to around 4000 feet. A high pressure ridge develops Thursday and a warming and drying trend begins through at least Sunday. West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Cool and unsettled conditions continue through Wednesday, with a high probability of a wetting rain Wednesday. West winds gusting 35 to 45 mph today will be common. Snow levels lower to around 4000 feet. A high pressure ridge develops Thursday and a warming and drying trend begins through at least Sunday. Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Cool and unsettled conditions continue through Wednesday, with a high probability of a wetting rain Wednesday. West winds gusting 40 to 50 mph today will be common. Snow levels lower to around 4000 feet. A high pressure ridge develops Thursday and a warming and drying trend begins through at least Sunday. IDZ102-103-080745- Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce- 1242 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the morning, then snow showers with possible rain and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Snow level 3500 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-55 valleys and 35-45 ridges. * Min Humidity........49-59 percent valleys and 55-65 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............West 25-35 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1 in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 2 in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 60 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely and chance of rain. Snow level 4000 feet. * Min Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges. * Max Humidity........70-80 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 50 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-50 ridges. * Min Humidity........54-64 percent valleys and 62-72 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 10-20 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 30 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. .THURSDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Widespread frost. Lows 35-45. Highs 65-75. Min humidities 30-40 percent. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 70-80. Min humidities 25-35 percent. East winds 5-10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. South winds 5-10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 70-80. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. $$ MTZ104-105-080745- Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park- 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Snow level 5000 feet. * Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 35-45 ridges. * Min Humidity........40-50 percent valleys and 59-69 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............West 30-40 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Kootenai...and 70 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Snow level 4500 feet. * Min Temperature.....30-40. * Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 79-89 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 25-35 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Kootenai...and 90 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Snow level 4000 feet. * Max Temperature.....55-65 valleys and 43-53 ridges. * Min Humidity........38-48 percent valleys and 58-68 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......North 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............North 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Kootenai...and 70 percent in the Flathead/Glacier Park. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Southeast winds 10-15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 70-80. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 45-55. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ106-108-080745- West Lolo-East Lolo- 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow level 4000 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-55 valleys and 33-43 ridges. * Min Humidity........40-50 percent valleys and 54-64 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 25-35 mph. * Ridge Top............West 30-40 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow and rain. Snow level 4500 feet. * Min Temperature.....30-40. * Max Humidity........83-93 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 25-35 mph. * Ridge Top............West 30-40 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the West Lolo...and 80 percent in the East Lolo. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Snow level 5000 feet. * Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 38-48 ridges. * Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 70-80 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 5-15 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the West Lolo...and 70 percent in the East Lolo. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70. Min humidities 30-40 percent. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-45. Highs 65-75. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 70-80. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain. Lows 45-55. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ107-080745- Flathead Reservation- 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Snow level 4500 feet. * Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........43-53 percent valleys and 66-76 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 25-35 mph. * Ridge Top............West 35-45 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and 60 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely and snow. Snow level 5000 feet. * Min Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Max Humidity........82-92 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph becoming northwest 5-15 mph after midnight. * Ridge Top............Northwest 35-45 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and 90 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain likely. Snow level 5500 feet. * Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........52-62 percent valleys and 74-84 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......North 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 20-30 mph becoming north 10-20 mph in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and 70 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93. .THURSDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 65-75. Min humidities 30-40 percent. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 70-80. Min humidities 20-30 percent. East winds 5-10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 75-85. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 75-85. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 50-60. Highs 70-80. $$ MTZ109-080745- Bitterroot- 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........37-47 percent valleys and 52-62 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 30-40 mph. * Ridge Top............West 35-45 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow with rain likely. Snow level 4500 feet. * Min Temperature.....25-35. * Max Humidity........78-88 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph becoming northwest 10-20 mph after midnight. * Ridge Top............Northwest 30-45 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork Districts...and 80 percent in areas north of Hamilton. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Chance of rain in the afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet. * Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........51-61 percent valleys and 66-76 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 5-15 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in the afternoon. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 30-40 percent. Northeast winds 10-15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Widespread frost. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. Southwest winds 5-15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-55. Highs 65-75. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain. Lows 45-55. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ110-111-080745- Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead- 142 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. * Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges. * Min Humidity........30-40 percent valleys and 37-47 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 25-35 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 30-40 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow. * Min Temperature.....25-35. * Max Humidity........70-80 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 30-40 mph. * Ridge Top............West 35-45 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead...and 30 percent in the East Beaverhead. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow in the morning and rain in the afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet. * Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Min Humidity........52-62 percent valleys and 60-70 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 20-30 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 20-30 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows 30-40. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 30-40 percent. North winds 15-25 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-40. Highs 60-70. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Northeast winds 10-20 mph. .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 35-45. Highs 65-75. West winds 5-15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. $$