Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Major winter weather impacts expected
through Friday, widespread snow, strong winds and much colder
temperatures. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours... Tonight`s
weather, areas of rain, snow and a slight chance of light freezing
rain until midnight, then rain and snow with freezing rain likely
after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet. Friday, rain likely. Snow
likely and a slight chance of freezing rain in the day, then snow
likely in the afternoon. It`ll be cooler. Snow level 4000 feet.
Friday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. It`ll
be colder. Saturday, mostly cloudy.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Major winter weather impacts
expected through Friday, widespread snow, strong winds and much
colder temperatures. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, snow and freezing rain likely until midnight, then
snow likely and a slight chance of light freezing rain after
midnight. Patchy fog until midnight. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after
midnight. Friday, snow likely in the day, then a chance 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. Friday
Night, partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow until midnight.
It`ll be colder. Very cold. Saturday, mostly cloudy.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Major winter weather
impacts expected through Friday, widespread snow, strong winds and
much colder temperatures. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours..
Tonight`s weather, rain, snow likely and a slight chance of
freezing rain until midnight, then snow likely, areas of rain and a
chance of freezing rain after midnight. Patchy fog until midnight.
Friday, snow likely. It`ll be colder. Snow may be heavy at times in
the day. Friday Night, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow until midnight, then partly cloudy after midnight. It`ll be
colder. Very cold. Saturday, mostly cloudy. It`ll be much colder.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Major winter weather impacts
expected through Friday, widespread snow, strong winds and much
colder temperatures. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with areas of snow and a chance of
light freezing rain. Areas of rain until midnight. Friday, a chance
of snow in the day, then snow likely in the afternoon. It`ll be much
colder. Friday Night, mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow
until midnight. It`ll be colder. Very cold. Saturday, mostly cloudy.
It`ll be much colder. Humidities will be a little lower.
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IDZ102-103-281100-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
356 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow with freezing
rain likely. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
70 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of freezing rain
in the morning. Rain and snow. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 mph until 1200, 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 10 mph until 2400, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 61-71 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...Partly 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 60-70 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 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.
$$
MTZ104-105-281100-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening.
Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow and freezing rain.
* Min Temperature.....18-28 valleys and 10-20 ridges.
* Max Humidity........97-100 percent valleys and 83-93 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph becoming northwest 15-25
mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph until 2100, then
northwest 10 mph until 2400, then north 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....28-38 valleys and 15-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........59-69 percent valleys and 67-77 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northeast 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Kootenai...and 40 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....Zero to 10 above zero.
* Max Humidity........88-98 percent valleys and 73-83 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 0400, 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 15-20 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............East 5-10 mph becoming west 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 with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 5-15. Highs 20-30. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Northeast winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 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.
$$
MTZ106-108-281100-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow, rain likely and chance
of freezing rain. Snow level 4500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....18-28.
* Max Humidity........88-98 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming variable less than 5 mph
after midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the West Lolo...and 60 percent
in the East Lolo.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....25-35.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent valleys and 77-87 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 mph until 0700, then northeast
15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....3-13.
* Max Humidity........79-89 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 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 in the West Lolo...and near 0
percent in the East Lolo.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....15-25.
* Min Humidity........61-71 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............East 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 5-15. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 60-70 percent. East
winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 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 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.
$$
MTZ107-281100-
Flathead Reservation-
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy fog in the evening. Rain, snow and
freezing rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-30 valleys and 15-20 ridges.
* Max Humidity........88-98 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming southwest 5-10 mph after
midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph until 0100, then
northwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........64-74 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....10-15 valleys and zero to 5 above zero
ridges.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......North 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............North 5-15 mph becoming northeast after
midnight.
* 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 10-15 ridges.
* Min Humidity........64-74 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............East 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 slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 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
20-30. Highs 30-40. Variable winds up to 10 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 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ109-281100-
Bitterroot-
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of light freezing rain
in the evening. Chance of snow and rain. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and 40 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow. Rain in the afternoon. Snow level 4000
feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 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.....West 15 mph until 1200, then northwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....5-15.
* Max Humidity........74-84 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Northeast 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Northeast 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....North 10 mph until 0100. Variable less than
10 mph after 0400.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....30-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........49-59 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.
* 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 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 50-60 percent. East
winds 5-10 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
40 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.
$$
MTZ110-111-281100-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
456 PM MST Thu Nov 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and light
freezing rain.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent valleys and 77-87 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........60-70 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming northwest 5-15 mph in the
afternoon.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 3
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 10 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....Zero to 5 above zero.
* Max Humidity........85-95 percent valleys and 71-81 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.....20-25.
* Min Humidity........41-51 percent valleys and 48-58 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 until 1300, then 10
mph until 1600, then 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
45-55 percent. Southeast winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 30-40. Min humidities
50-60 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40.
$$