Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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FNUS55 KMSO 280801
FWFMSO
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): A strong cold front moves north to south
across western Montana and central Idaho today causing widespread
winter weather. Taking a quick look at the next 36 hours... Today`s
weather, rain, snow likely and a slight chance of freezing rain in
the day, then areas of rain and snow in the afternoon. Patchy dense
fog in the day. It`ll be cooler. Snow level 4000 feet. Tonight`s
weather, mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow until
midnight, then partly cloudy after midnight. It`ll be colder.
Saturday, mostly cloudy. It`ll be colder.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): A strong cold front moves north to
south across western Montana and central Idaho today causing
widespread winter weather. Taking a quick look at the next 36 hours..
Today`s weather, snow likely in the day, then partly cloudy with
areas of snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the day. It`ll
be much colder. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the
day. Tonight`s weather, mostly clear. It`ll be colder. Very cold.
Saturday, partly cloudy.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): A strong cold front moves
north to south across western Montana and central Idaho today
causing widespread winter weather. Taking a quick look at the next
36 hours... Today`s weather, snow likely in the day, then areas of
snow in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the day. It`ll be colder.
Snow may be heavy at times in the day. Tonight`s weather, mostly
cloudy until midnight then clearing. It`ll be colder. Very cold.
Saturday, mostly cloudy. It`ll be much colder.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): A strong cold front moves
north to south across western Montana and central Idaho today
causing widespread winter weather. Taking a quick look at the next
36 hours... Today`s weather, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
areas of snow. It`ll be colder. Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of snow until midnight, then partly cloudy
after midnight. It`ll be colder. Very cold. Saturday, partly cloudy.
It`ll be much colder. Humidities will be a little lower.
IDZ102-103-282300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
1201 AM PST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Rain, snow and slight chance of freezing rain. Snow
level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1000, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
100 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....18-28 valleys and 10-20 ridges.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 10 mph until 2200. Variable less than
10 mph after 0400.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....38-48 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........50-60 percent valleys and 58-68 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southeast 5-10 mph becoming south up to 5
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with snow and chance of rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ104-105-282300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....28-38 valleys and 15-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........55-65 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1300, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Kootenai...and 40 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....Zero to 10 above zero.
* Max Humidity........89-99 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 10 mph until 0200, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 15-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent valleys and 64-74 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph becoming southwest up to 5
mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 5-15. Highs 25-35. Min humidities
60-70 percent. East winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ106-108-282300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy dense fog in the morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....25-35.
* Min Humidity........66-76 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1400, then 3
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....Zero to 10 above zero.
* Max Humidity........76-86 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............East 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 10 mph until 0100, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 15-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent valleys and 67-77 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southeast 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities
60-70 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ107-282300-
Flathead Reservation-
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........62-72 percent valleys and 68-78 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
90 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....10-15 valleys and zero to 5 above zero
ridges.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-15 mph becoming east after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 10 mph until 0300, then variable
less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 10-15 ridges.
* Min Humidity........63-73 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southeast 5-15 mph becoming south 5-10 mph
in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities
60-70 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 50 percent. Lows
25-35. Highs 30-40. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ109-282300-
Bitterroot-
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........73-83 percent valleys and 79-89 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1000, then northwest
15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....5-15.
* Max Humidity........74-84 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 5-10 mph in the evening becoming
downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 10 mph until 0100. Variable less than
10 mph after 0300.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....30-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........48-58 percent valleys and 57-67 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ110-111-282300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
101 AM MST Fri Nov 28 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........60-70 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming north 5-15 mph in the
afternoon.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 1200, then northwest
15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 40 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....Zero to 5 above zero.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 15 mph until 0300, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....20-30.
* Min Humidity........39-49 percent valleys and 45-55 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities
45-55 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 30-40. Min humidities
50-60 percent. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40.
$$