Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
649
FNUS55 KMSO 212001
FWFMSO
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): - Dense Fog Returns: Fog and low clouds
will redevelop tonight. Taking a quick look at the next 48 hours...
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Saturday, partly
cloudy. Saturday Night, partly cloudy. Sunday, mostly cloudy. A
50 percent chance of rain in the afternoon.
Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): - Dense Fog Returns: Fog and low
clouds will redevelop tonight. Taking a quick look at the next
48 hours... Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. Saturday, mostly
cloudy. Saturday Night, mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow
after midnight. Sunday, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. A
chance of snow.
West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): - Dense Fog Returns: Fog
and low clouds will redevelop tonight. Taking a quick look at the
next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after
midnight. Saturday, partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the day. Saturday
Night, partly cloudy. Sunday, mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of
rain and snow in the afternoon.
Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): - Dense Fog Returns: Fog
and low clouds will redevelop tonight. Taking a quick look at the
next 48 hours... Tonight`s weather, partly cloudy until midnight
then becoming mostly cloudy. Saturday, partly cloudy. Humidities
will be a little lower. Saturday Night, mostly clear. Sunday,
partly cloudy. Humidities will be a little lower.
IDZ102-103-221100-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
1201 PM PST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy fog.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........78-88 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.
* Transport Winds.....Variable less than 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........48-58 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.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....30-35.
* Max Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........50-60 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1400, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
50-60 percent. West winds 10-20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. South winds
5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
$$
MTZ104-105-221100-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........93-100 percent valleys and 78-88 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............West 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........53-63 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 10-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1400, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........90-100 percent valleys and 76-86 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 10-20 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Snow
level 5000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-40 ridges.
* Min Humidity........59-69 percent valleys and 69-79 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 until 1300, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 1300, then 20 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
.MONDAY...Colder. Cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. South winds 5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Patchy fog. Chance
of snow 60 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.
$$
MTZ106-108-221100-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 77-87 percent
ridges.
* 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.....West 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
* Max Temperature.....40-50.
* Min Humidity........47-57 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 1400, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....23-33 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Max Humidity........85-95 percent valleys and 68-78 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
afternoon. Snow level 5000 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........49-59 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 1400, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely and rain. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Min humidities
50-60 percent. West winds 20-30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 50-60 percent. West
winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ107-221100-
Flathead Reservation-
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........74-84 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....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........52-62 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.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....30-35.
* Max Humidity........70-80 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 10-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet.
* Max Temperature.....45-50 valleys and 30-35 ridges.
* Min Humidity........56-66 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.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45. Min humidities
50-60 percent. Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 55-65 percent.
Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45. Variable winds up to 10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Patchy
fog. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ109-221100-
Bitterroot-
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 73-83 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly 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............South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1300, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....25-35.
* Max Humidity........78-88 percent valleys and 63-73 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........38-48 percent valleys and 45-55 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1300, then 2
kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40. Min
humidities 40-50 percent. West winds 20-30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 35-45. South winds 5-10 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.
$$
MTZ110-111-221100-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
101 PM MST Fri Nov 21 2025
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....15-25 valleys and 25-30 ridges.
* Max Humidity........86-96 percent valleys and 72-82 percent
ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
* Lower Elevation......Southwest 5-10 mph.
* Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........31-41 percent valleys and 40-50 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 1300, then
1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....20-30.
* Max Humidity........77-87 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
ridges.
* 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.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-55 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........25-35 percent valleys and 34-44 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.
.MONDAY...Colder. Partly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 20-30. Highs 30-40. Min humidities 35-45 percent.
Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 10-20. Highs 25-35. Min humidities 35-45 percent. West
winds 10-20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 15-25. Highs 30-40. Southwest winds 10-15 mph.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 40-50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.
$$