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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
344 FNUS55 KMSO 140931 FWFMSO Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho National Weather Service Missoula MT 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .DISCUSSION... Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Warm and dry conditions will remain in place today. A notable increase in the winds is anticipated this afternoon ahead of an approaching weather system. There is a 50 to 60 percent chance of gusts over 30 mph for the Camas Prairie and over the higher terrain. A cold front will move through tonight, bringing cooler temperatures for Saturday, along with precipitation and continued windy conditions. Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Warm and dry conditions will remain in place today. A notable increase in the winds is anticipated this afternoon ahead of an approaching weather system. There is a 60 to 80 percent chance of gusts over 30 mph for all but the lower valleys of the Kootenai NF. A cold front will move through tonight, bringing cooler temperatures for Saturday, along with precipitation and slightly stronger winds. West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Warm and dry conditions will remain in place today. A notable increase in the winds is anticipated this afternoon ahead of an approaching weather system. There is a 50 to 70 percent chance of gusts over 30 mph. A cold front will move through tonight, bringing cooler temperatures for Saturday, along with precipitation and slightly stronger winds. Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Warm and dry conditions will remain in place today. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible this morning through mid day. A notable increase in the winds is anticipated this afternoon ahead of an approaching weather system. There is a 60 to 80 percent chance of gusts over 30 mph. A cold front will move through Saturday morning, bringing cooler temperatures and slightly stronger winds. IDZ102-103-150945- Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce- 231 AM PDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....75-85 valleys and 60-70 ridges. * Min Humidity........16-26 percent valleys and 22-32 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 5-15 mph. * Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Max Humidity........59-69 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 5-10 mph in the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph. * Ridge Top............Northwest 5-15 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6000 feet. * Max Temperature.....60-70 valleys and 45-55 ridges. * Min Humidity........32-42 percent valleys and 38-48 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................2. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and 40 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 20-30 percent. West winds 10-20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and snow. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 40-50 percent. Northwest winds 10-15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely with possible rain showers and thunderstorms. Lows 40-50. Highs 55-65. West winds 5-10 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. $$ MTZ104-105-150945- Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park- 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. * Max Temperature.....75-80 valleys and 55-65 ridges. * Min Humidity........11-21 percent valleys and 21-31 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....35-45. * Max Humidity........53-63 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph in the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 5-10 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph becoming southwest 5-15 mph after midnight. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 feet. * Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 45-50 ridges. * Min Humidity........38-48 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Variable less than 7 mph. * Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................3. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of rain, slight chance of thunderstorms and snow. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 25-35 percent. Southwest winds 20-30 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 45-55 percent. North winds 10-15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers, snow likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. North winds 5-10 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 60-70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ106-108-150945- West Lolo-East Lolo- 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....70-80 valleys and 63-73 ridges. * Min Humidity........12-22 percent valleys and 19-29 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 5-15 mph. * Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....40-45. * Max Humidity........52-62 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-15 mph. * Ridge Top............West 10-15 mph. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 7000 feet. * Max Temperature.....48-58. * Min Humidity........31-41 percent valleys and 38-48 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................2. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the West Lolo...and 20 percent in the East Lolo. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 15-25 percent. West winds 15-25 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 50-60 percent. North winds 10-15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers, snow likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Northwest winds 5-10 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ107-150945- Flathead Reservation- 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Max Temperature.....80-85 valleys and 60-65 ridges. * Min Humidity........11-21 percent valleys and 21-31 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-40 ridges. * Max Humidity........48-58 percent valleys and 74-84 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 5-15 mph becoming variable less than 5 mph after midnight. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph decreasing to 5-15 mph after midnight. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 feet. * Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 40-45 ridges. * Min Humidity........29-39 percent valleys and 37-47 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph increasing to 20-30 mph in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................2. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 20-30 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 45-55 percent. North winds 10-15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 40-50. Highs 55-65. Northwest winds 5-10 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 45-55. Highs 70-80. $$ MTZ109-150945- Bitterroot- 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. * Max Temperature.....80-85 valleys and 65-70 ridges. * Min Humidity........21-31 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Becoming northwest 5-15 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....40-50. * Max Humidity........55-65 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 10-15 mph becoming variable less than 5 mph after midnight. * Ridge Top............Northwest 10-20 mph becoming west 5-10 mph after midnight. * LAL.................1. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the morning, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 50-55 ridges. * Min Humidity........29-39 percent valleys and 40-50 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph. * Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph. * Haines Index........2 very low. * LAL.................2. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 15-25 percent. West winds 15-25 mph. .MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain likely with possible snow and thunderstorms. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 45-55 percent. North winds 10-15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow, rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. West winds 10-15 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 35-45. Highs 55-65. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 40-50. Highs 65-75. $$ MTZ110-111-150945- Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead- 331 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....75-85 valleys and 70-75 ridges. * Min Humidity........15-25 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Becoming west 10-20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph. * Haines Index........5 moderate. * LAL.................1 in the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead...and 2 in the East Beaverhead. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. * Min Temperature.....40-50. * Max Humidity........68-78 percent valleys and 55-65 percent ridges. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......Northwest 5-15 mph decreasing to variable less than 5 mph after midnight. * Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph decreasing to 5-10 mph after midnight. * LAL.................2. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....63-73 valleys and 55-65 ridges. * Min Humidity........21-31 percent. * 20-Foot Winds....... * Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph increasing to 20-30 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph increasing to west 20-30 mph in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. * LAL.................3. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent. .SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65. Min humidities 10-20 percent. West winds 20-30 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers, thunderstorms and snow showers. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. Min humidities 40-50 percent. North winds 10-20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers, snow showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. West winds 10-20 mph. .JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 30-40. Highs 55-65. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 35-45. Highs 65-75. $$