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
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Winter Driving Conditions Return.
Tonight`s weather & Monday AM: Rapidly changing visibility and
road conditions are expected on passes. Taking a quick look at the
next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain. Tonight`s weather, a chance of rain and a slight
chance of snow until midnight, then rain and snow likely after
midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Visibility one quarter
mile or less at times after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet. Monday,
rain and snow likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the day. It`ll be cooler.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the day. Snow level
3000 feet.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Winter Driving Conditions Return.
Tonight`s weather & Monday AM: Rapidly changing visibility and
road conditions are expected on passes. Taking a quick look at the
next 36 hours... Today`s weather, cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
areas of rain and snow. Tonight`s weather, a chance of rain and
snow until midnight, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Patchy
blowing snow after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at
times after midnight. Monday, rain and snow likely in the day, then
snow likely in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow through the day.
It`ll be colder. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow level 3000 feet.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Winter Driving Conditions
Return. Tonight`s weather & Monday AM: Rapidly changing
visibility and road conditions are expected on passes. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of rain. Slight chance of snow. Snow may be heavy at
times in the afternoon. Tonight`s weather, cloudy with a chance of
snow. A chance of rain. Patchy blowing snow after midnight.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Monday,
rain and snow likely in the day, then a chance of snow in the
afternoon. Patchy blowing snow through the day. It`ll be colder.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow level 3000 feet.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Winter Driving Conditions
Return. Tonight`s weather & Monday AM: Rapidly changing
visibility and road conditions are expected on passes. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy.
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Monday, chance of
valley rain with mountain snow likely in the day, then a chance of
snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow through the day. It`ll be
colder. Humidities will be higher. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times.
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IDZ102-103-232300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
1141 PM PST Sat Nov 22 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Snow
level 6000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....48-58 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........53-63 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph becoming 5-10 mph in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 1500, then 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-30 ridges.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 92-100 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph increasing to 15-25 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 0100, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Snow and rain. Snow level 3000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 1000, then 4 kft agl until
1300, then 5 kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 1000. 15 mph after 1600.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in the Palouse/Hells Canyon...and
80 percent in the Clearwater/Nez Perce.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
South winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
65-75 percent. South winds 5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. South winds
5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ104-105-232300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........68-78 percent valleys and 76-86 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Snow level 5000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....23-33.
* Max Humidity........96-100 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph becoming southwest
5-10 mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph increasing to 20-30 mph
after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Kootenai...and 80 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Patchy blowing snow. Rain in the morning.
Snow. Snow level 3000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........65-75 percent valleys and 77-87 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2 kft agl until 1000, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 0900. West 15 mph
after 1600.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent in the Kootenai...and 90 percent
in the Flathead/Glacier Park.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 65-75 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 70-80 percent. South winds
5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Cloudy with snow with rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. South winds
5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow
60 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 20-30.
$$
MTZ106-108-232300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight
chance of snow. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....38-48.
* Min Humidity........54-64 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 1300, then 3
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph becoming southwest
5-15 mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph increasing to 20-30 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent in the West Lolo...and 40 percent
in the East Lolo.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain in
the morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........56-66 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900. 4 kft agl after 1200.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 0900, then 30 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent in the West Lolo...and 50 percent
in the East Lolo.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 70-80 percent. Variable winds
up to 10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. South winds
5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow
60 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 25-35.
$$
MTZ107-232300-
Flathead Reservation-
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight
chance of rain. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........60-70 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 1200, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in areas west of Highway
93...and 0 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway
93.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
20 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Patchy blowing
snow after midnight. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Min Temperature.....30-35 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Max Humidity........83-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph increasing to
southwest 10-15 mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 5-15 mph increasing to 20-30 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
80 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Rain in
the morning. Snow. Snow level 3000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Min Humidity........59-69 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 25-35 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1000, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1000, then west 30 mph
until 1600, then 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent in areas west of Highway 93...and
80 percent in the Mission Mtns and areas east of Highway 93.
.TUESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 70-80 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 40-50. South
winds 5-10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow
60 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 25-35.
$$
MTZ109-232300-
Bitterroot-
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........42-52 percent.
* 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 1300, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and chance of
rain. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Snow level 6000 feet.
* Min Temperature.....25-35 valleys and 20-25 ridges.
* Max Humidity........87-97 percent valleys and 81-91 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph becoming southwest
5-15 mph after midnight.
* Ridge Top............West 5-10 mph increasing to 20-30 mph after
midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph until 0100, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Blowing snow in the morning.
Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....40-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........45-55 percent valleys and 58-68 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......West 20-30 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 20-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 0900, then 4 kft agl until
1100, then 5 kft agl until 1600, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....West 20 mph until 1000, then 30 mph until
1600, then 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West Fork
Districts...and 50 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 60-70 percent. South winds
5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50. Southwest
winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Chance of snow
60 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 25-35.
$$
MTZ110-111-232300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
1241 AM MST Sun Nov 23 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........29-39 percent valleys and 35-45 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1300, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........81-91 percent valleys and 71-81 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow.
* Max Temperature.....35-45 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........40-50 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, then 4
kft agl until 1200, then 5 kft agl until 1600, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1000, then west 30
mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent in the Deerlodge/West
Beaverhead...and 10 percent in the East Beaverhead.
.TUESDAY...Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows 10-20. Highs 30-40. Min
humidities 35-45 percent. West winds 15-25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.SATURDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 25-35.
$$