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
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Winter Driving Conditions Return The
weather pattern Morning on Passes: Rapidly changing visibility and
road conditions are expected on passes. Taking a quick look at the
next 36 hours... Today`s weather, rain likely and areas of snow in
the day, then areas of snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow
through the day. It`ll be cooler. Snow may be heavy at times in the
day. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow level
3500 feet. Tonight`s weather, partly cloudy. It`ll be colder.
Tuesday, mostly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Winter Driving Conditions Return
The weather pattern Morning on Passes: Rapidly changing visibility
and road conditions are expected on passes. Localized icy spots,
especially in Southwest Montana. Taking a quick look at the next
36 hours... Today`s weather, snow likely. Patchy blowing snow
through the day. Rain likely and a slight chance of light freezing
rain in the day. It`ll be colder. Snow may be heavy at times.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow level 3500 feet.
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with a chance of snow until
midnight, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow after
midnight. Areas of blowing snow until midnight. It`ll be colder. Snow
may be heavy at times until midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times until midnight. Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of snow. It`ll be colder.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Winter Driving Conditions
Return The weather pattern Morning on Passes: Rapidly changing
visibility and road conditions are expected on passes. Localized
icy spots, especially in Southwest Montana. Taking a quick look at
the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, areas of snow. Patchy blowing
snow through the day. Rain likely in the day. It`ll be cooler.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow level 3500 feet.
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
until midnight, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy blowing
snow until midnight. It`ll be colder. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times until midnight. Tuesday, mostly cloudy. It`ll be
colder.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Winter Driving Conditions
Return The weather pattern Morning on Passes: Rapidly changing
visibility and road conditions are expected on passes. Localized
icy spots, especially in Southwest Montana. Taking a quick look at
the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with areas of
snow. Areas of blowing snow in the day. Patchy blowing snow in the
afternoon. Areas of rain in the day. It`ll be much colder. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times. Tonight`s weather, partly
cloudy. It`ll be colder. Tuesday, partly cloudy. It`ll be colder.
Humidities will be a little lower.
IDZ102-103-242300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
1221 AM PST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain
likely and chance of snow. Snow level 3500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 67-77 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 4 kft agl after 1200.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 1000. 15 mph after 1600.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
90 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........71-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph in the evening becoming
downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph becoming southwest 5-10 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 2100, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....38-48 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........43-53 percent.
* 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 until 1300, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Palouse/Hells
Canyon...and 0 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely and chance of snow. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
70-80 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with rain likely and snow. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities
65-75 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.
$$
MTZ104-105-242300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain and
slight chance of light freezing rain in the morning. Snow. Snow
level 3500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........65-75 percent valleys and 76-86 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1000, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 0900, then west 25
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in the Kootenai...and 90 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow in the
evening. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........94-100 percent valleys and 79-89 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
becoming downslope/downvalley 1-3 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Kootenai...and 50 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........58-68 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1200, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Min humidities
70-80 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 25-35. North winds 10-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 20-30.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 5-15. Highs 20-30.
$$
MTZ106-108-242300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Rain in the
morning. Chance of snow. Snow level 3500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........56-66 percent valleys and 67-77 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 0900. 4 kft
agl after 1100.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 0900, then 30 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in the West Lolo...and 70 percent
in the East Lolo.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........85-95 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-15 mph becoming variable less than 5
mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph decreasing to 5-15 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0300, then below 500 ft to
1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 2400, then 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........47-57 percent valleys and 54-64 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 until 1200, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 75-85 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
70-80 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. West winds 5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Lows 5-15. Highs 20-30.
$$
MTZ107-242300-
Flathead Reservation-
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain
likely in the morning. Chance of snow. Snow level 3500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........59-69 percent valleys and 75-85 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1000, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 0900, then west 25 mph
until 1100, then 30 mph until 1600, then 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 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. Patchy blowing snow in the
evening. Chance of snow.
* Min Temperature.....15-25.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent valleys and 86-96 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph in the evening becoming
downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph decreasing to 5-15 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 2400, then below 500 ft to
1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 0400, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
50 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Min Humidity........56-66 percent valleys and 64-74 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 until 1200, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 75-85 percent.
Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min
humidities 70-80 percent. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Northwest winds
5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 10-20. Highs 20-30.
$$
MTZ109-242300-
Bitterroot-
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow in the
morning. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow and rain.
Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........46-56 percent valleys and 59-69 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 5 kft agl after 1100.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 0900, then west 30
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and 70 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....10-20.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph in the evening becoming
downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph decreasing to 10-15 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 0200, then variable less
than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........37-47 percent valleys and 46-56 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
65-75 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
50 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Lows 5-15. Highs 20-30.
$$
MTZ110-111-242300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
121 AM MST Mon Nov 24 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
snow and rain.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........45-55 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1000. 5 kft
agl after 1400.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1000. West 35 mph
after 1400.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 20 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....10-15.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph decreasing to 5-10 mph
after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph decreasing to 5-15 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 2300, then 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and near 0 percent in the East Beaverhead.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........31-41 percent.
* 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 until 1100, then 3
kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1400, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 20-30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 0-10. Highs 15-25.
$$