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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...

An impactful spring weather system will bring widespread rain,
mountain snow, and strong gusty winds though early Thursday. The
most impactful conditions will occur over the Central ranges and
their neighboring northerly foothills, where the combination of
strong winds and heavy snow will cause blizzard conditions at times.
High pressure moves in towards the weekend for moderating
temperatures and drier conditions.


MTZ112-072215-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain through
  the day. Blowing snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......40-46...34-39 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down...5 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........56-66 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent up...11 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds around 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................70 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the evening.
  Rain and snow through the night.
* Min Temperature.......31-36.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........90-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......37 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain through
  the day.
* Max Temperature.......40-48...36-41 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........74-84 percent.
   24 hr trend......27 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............North winds 20 to 25 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................60 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Warmer, windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

MTZ113-072215-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Rain through the day. Blowing snow
  in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......43-48...36-41 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......39 percent up...17 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................100 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Rain.
* Min Temperature.......36-41.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max Humidity..........95-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph
becoming north 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph
becoming north 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Rain.
* Max Temperature.......51-57...44-49 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........67-77 percent...78-87 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......12 percent down...unchanged higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...North winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............North winds 15 to 20 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.

$$

MTZ114-072215-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the
  morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow
  in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......41-47...28-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........42-52 percent...61-71 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................30 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain and snow.
* Min Temperature.......28-36.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down...3 degrees up higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........86-96 percent.
   24 hr trend......42 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning.
  Rain and snow through the day.
* Max Temperature.......40-45...30-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........73-83 percent.
   24 hr trend......41 percent up...22 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. North winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

MTZ115-072215-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Snow in the morning. Rain through
  the day. Blowing snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......40-46...32-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........62-72 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent up...2 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 40 to 45 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 40 to 45 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Blowing snow in the evening. Rain
  through the night.
* Min Temperature.......31-37.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........95-100 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent up...4 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 30 mph after midnight.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 30 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Rain.
* Max Temperature.......42-52...36-42 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......30 percent up...18 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph
becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.

$$

MTZ116-072215-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
  morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing
  snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......37-43...30-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........55-65 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow and rain.
* Min Temperature.......27-32.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........88-98 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning.
  Snow and rain through the day.
* Max Temperature.......38-46...32-39 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees up...3 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........77-87 percent.
   24 hr trend......19 percent up...24 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
     Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Not as cool. Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 20 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

MTZ117-072215-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Rain likely and chance of snow in
  the morning, then snow and rain in the afternoon. Blowing snow in
  the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......38-47...30-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........45-55 percent...56-66 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
     Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Blowing snow. Snow and rain.
* Min Temperature.......27-34.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Max Humidity..........89-99 percent.
   24 hr trend......48 percent up...31 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph.
     Ridges.............Strong winds. Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning.
  Rain and snow through the day.
* Max Temperature.......38-44...32-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Min Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......35 percent up...30 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph
decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph
becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................90 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Windy. Rain and snow. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs
around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$

MTZ118-072215-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
359 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
  morning, then chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. Patchy
  blowing snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......40-48...31-40 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........38-48 percent...47-57 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 35 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 35 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow and rain.
* Min Temperature.......29-35.
   24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........86-96 percent.
   24 hr trend......40 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................60 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning.
  Rain and snow through the day.
* Max Temperature.......38-46...30-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........70-80 percent...80-90 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......31 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................70 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Warmer, windy. Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and snow.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

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