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
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): A prolonged period of winter weather
lasting through at least the weekend. Taking a quick look at the
next 36 hours... Today`s weather, freezing rain likely. Rain and
snow likely. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow level
4500 feet. Tonight`s weather, slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain
and snow showers likely until midnight, then snow with rain and
freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight. Snow may be heavy at times. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet. Saturday, rain
likely. Snow and freezing rain likely in the day, then snow likely in
the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the day. Snow may be heavy at
times in the day. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the
day. Snow level 4000 feet.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): A prolonged period of winter
weather lasting through at least the weekend. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of areas of snow. Tonight`s weather, snow
likely. A chance of rain until midnight, then rain and light freezing
rain likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow
may be heavy at times. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
after midnight. Snow level 3500 feet. Saturday, snow likely.
Freezing rain with rain likely in the day, then rain likely in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the day. Visibility one quarter
mile or less at times in the day. Snow level 4000 feet.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): A prolonged period of
winter weather lasting through at least the weekend. Taking a
quick look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, areas of snow in
the day, then snow likely in the afternoon. Tonight`s weather,
chance of valley rain with mountain snow likely until midnight, then
snow, rain and light freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy
blowing snow after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times until
midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after
midnight. Saturday, rain and snow likely. Light freezing rain likely
in the day. Patchy blowing snow in the day. Visibility one quarter
mile or less at times in the day.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): A prolonged period of winter
weather lasting through at least the weekend. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of areas of snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the
afternoon. Tonight`s weather, a chance of snow. A chance of rain
until midnight, then freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy
blowing snow through the night. Visibility one quarter mile or less
at times. Snow level 5000 feet. Saturday, snow and freezing rain
likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing snow in the day. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
in the day.
IDZ102-103-052300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
211 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain, snow and freezing rain. Snow level 4500
feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........76-86 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1500, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Rain showers and snow showers in the evening.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow with rain likely and
freezing rain after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight.
Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........81-91 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 2300, then 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
90 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Freezing
rain in the morning. Snow and rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........71-81 percent valleys and 82-92 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 1200, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
100 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow with rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ104-105-052300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....30-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........74-84 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.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in the Kootenai...and 30 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow with rain likely. Light
freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight. Snow level 3500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........96-100 percent valleys and 84-94 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 2300, then west 20
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Kootenai...and 90 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Freezing
rain in the morning. Snow and rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........83-93 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent in the Kootenai...and 80 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow, rain and light freezing rain. Chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
75-85 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
65-75 percent. Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds 25-35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Patchy blowing
snow. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Patchy blowing
snow. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ106-108-052300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....30-35.
* Min Humidity........74-84 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1600, then south 10
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the West Lolo...and 60 percent
in the East Lolo.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow and rain. Light freezing rain after
midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow level 4500
feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 2100, then west 25
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Freezing
rain in the morning. Snow and rain. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....30-40.
* Min Humidity........72-82 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1200, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 75-85 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
20-30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ107-052300-
Flathead Reservation-
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Rain in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........81-91 percent valleys and 96 percent ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
80 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow with rain likely. Light
freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight. Snow level 4000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 2000. West 20 mph
after 0200.
* 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.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Light
freezing rain in the morning. Rain and snow. Snow level 4000
feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........76-86 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
90 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 70-80 percent.
Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
15-25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ109-052300-
Bitterroot-
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Snow. Rain in the afternoon. Snow level 4000
feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........76-86 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.....Southwest 15 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.........Patchy blowing snow. Snow and rain. Light
freezing rain after midnight. Snow level 5000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........79-89 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 25-35 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 30-40 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 2200, then 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and near 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...100 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Freezing
rain in the morning. Snow and rain. Snow level 4500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........66-76 percent valleys and 76-86 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 25-35 mph decreasing to 15-25 mph in
the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1000, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and 50 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 65-75 percent. Southwest winds
15-25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and chance of rain. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
60-70 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Southwest winds
20-30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with snow and rain. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ110-111-052300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
311 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-40 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........61-71 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to becoming 10-20 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 until 1600, then 1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 15 mph until 1600, then southwest 15
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Chance of
snow. Light freezing rain after midnight.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent valleys and 76-86 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 2200, then west 25
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 50 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Light freezing rain in the morning. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........59-69 percent valleys and 69-79 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1000, then 4
kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 30 mph until 1600, then 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent. Southwest winds
10-20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent. Southwest winds
10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
20-30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$