Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
178 FNUS55 KTFX 280957 FWFTFX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana National Weather Service Great Falls MT 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures today will be well above normal which will lower humidity to as low as 20 percent at lower-elevations. A passing cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon through Wednesday. Today some storms may produce strong erratic wind gusts. Wednesday and Thursday along the Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent plains there will be strong winds and wind gusts. Unsettled weather will continue through the weekend. -IG/SAC MTZ112-282245- Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......76-83...68-73 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......11 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........26-31 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent up...5 percent down higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............South winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......45-50. 24 hr trend......6 degrees up...2 degrees down higher elevations. * Max Humidity..........71-78 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent down...5 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Windy. South winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to west around 25 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Windy. South winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to southwest around 25 mph after midnight. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................20 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning. * Max Temperature.......55-64...46-56 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......21 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........27-32 percent...33-43 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 percent down...4 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 30 mph. Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Very windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ MTZ113-282245- Hill and Blaine Counties- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.......77-84...71-76 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......11 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........26-31 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 6 high (Below 3000 feet). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......51-56. 24 hr trend......9 degrees up. * Max Humidity..........65-75 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent down...6 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph. Ridges.............South winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL...................2. * CWR...................10 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain. * Max Temperature.......64-69...56-61 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......15 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........27-37 percent...36-41 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......7 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds 20 to 25 mph. Ridges.............West winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ MTZ114-282245- Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District- Rocky Mountain Front- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......77-83...64-74 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......11 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........25-32 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged...15 percent down higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......46-51...35-44 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......4 degrees up...4 degrees down higher elevations. * Max Humidity..........69-79 percent...80-90 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......10 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to west 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to west around 25 mph after midnight. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................30 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......54-63...41-51 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......21 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........26-35 percent...39-49 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......1 percent up...17 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................10 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Very windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 40 mph. .FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ MTZ115-282245- Chouteau and Fergus Counties- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.......77-85...69-74 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......11 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........27-32 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet). .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......50-55. 24 hr trend......9 degrees up. * Max Humidity..........67-77 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent up...2 percent down higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............South winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................10 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......63-68...55-62 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......18 degrees down...13 degrees down higher elevations. * Min Humidity..........33-43 percent...48-56 percent higher elevations. 24 hr trend......Unchanged...23 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Ridges.............Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................30 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ MTZ116-282245- Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......74-81...65-75 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......14 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........24-31 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......37-45. 24 hr trend......2 degrees down. * Max Humidity..........85-95 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent up...30 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to west around 25 mph after midnight. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................40 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Rain likely in the morning, then chance of rain and slight chance of snow in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......52-57...43-52 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......24 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........36-46 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent up. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 25 mph. Ridges.............Windy. West winds 15 to 25 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................20 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 50. West winds around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ MTZ117-282245- Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.......75-84...66-75 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......11 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........25-33 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...South winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............South winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......45-52. 24 hr trend......9 degrees up. * Max Humidity..........73-83 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent up...9 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................10 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......56-65...50-59 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......16 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........35-45 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent up...16 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...West winds 20 to 25 mph. Ridges.............West winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................40 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Very windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers, slight chance of thunderstorms and snow. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ MTZ118-282245- Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest- 357 AM MDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.......75-82...66-75 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......12 degrees up. * Min Humidity..........24-29 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent down. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph. * LAL...................1. * CWR...................0 percent. * High Level Haines.....4 low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.......47-52...40-47 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......4 degrees up. * Max Humidity..........78-88 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent up...24 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Ridges.............Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. * LAL...................3. * CWR...................10 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.......55-61...46-54 higher elevations. 24 hr trend......19 degrees down. * Min Humidity..........42-52 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent up...12 percent up higher elevations. * Wind (20 FT). Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Ridges.............Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. * LAL...................2 until 1200, then 3. * CWR...................40 percent. * High Level Haines.....2 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .THURSDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers, slight chance of thunderstorms and snow. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ weather.gov/greatfalls