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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Montana and N Cntrl Idaho
National Weather Service Missoula MT
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025


.DISCUSSION...

Idaho (Zones 102 and 103): Pockets of freezing with the weather
pattern during day across northwest Montana. Taking a quick look at
the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy. Tonight`s
weather, mostly cloudy until midnight then becoming partly cloudy.
Thursday, mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain in the
afternoon.


Northwest MT (Zones 104 and 105): Pockets of freezing with the
weather pattern during day across northwest Montana. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy with
areas of rain. Patchy fog through the day. Areas of snow and a slight
chance of light freezing rain in the day. Tonight`s weather,
mostly cloudy until midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Thursday,
mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.


West Central MT (Zones 106, 107 and 108): Pockets of freezing with
the weather pattern during day across northwest Montana. Taking a
quick look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy.
Areas of rain and a slight chance of light freezing rain in the day.
Tonight`s weather, mostly cloudy until midnight then becoming
partly cloudy. Thursday, partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain
in the afternoon. Humidities will be a little lower.


Southwest MT (Zones 109, 110 and 111): Pockets of freezing with the
weather pattern during day across northwest Montana. Taking a quick
look at the next 36 hours... Today`s weather, mostly cloudy. A
20 percent chance of light freezing rain in the day. Tonight`s
weather, mostly cloudy until midnight then becoming partly cloudy.
Thursday, partly cloudy.


IDZ102-103-122300-
Palouse/Hells Canyon-Clearwater/Nez Perce-
301 AM PST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....63-73 valleys and 50-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........43-53 percent valleys and 49-59 percent
  ridges.
* 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 until 1300, then 2
  kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....35-45.
* Max Humidity........59-69 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Southeast 5-10 mph becoming east after
      midnight.
*     Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....63-73 valleys and 50-60 ridges.
* Min Humidity........40-50 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 4
  kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph until 1200, then southwest 20
  mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Cooler. Cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 60-70 percent.
Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of
snow. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min
humidities 60-70 percent. Southwest winds 5-10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 50-60. South winds
5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.

$$

MTZ104-105-122300-
Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Chance of rain,
  snow and slight chance of light freezing rain.
* Max Temperature.....50-60 valleys and 35-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........65-75 percent valleys and 78-88 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.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........95-100 percent valleys and 80-90 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
*     Ridge Top............Southwest 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 40-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........54-64 percent valleys and 66-76 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
*     Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 mph increasing to 15-25 mph
      in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 3
  kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph until 1100, then southwest 25
  mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Colder. Cloudy with rain and snow. Patchy fog. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities
70-80 percent. Southwest winds 20-30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain. Chance of precipitation
80 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities 75-85 percent.
Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Southwest winds
10-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 35-45.

$$

MTZ106-108-122300-
West Lolo-East Lolo-
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight
  chance of light freezing rain.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 45-55 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 until 1300, then
  1-2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........80-90 percent valleys and 65-75 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Variable less than 5 mph in the evening
      becoming downslope/downvalley 2-5 mph.
*     Ridge Top............Southwest 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....50-60.
* Min Humidity........42-52 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 5-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 3
  kft agl until 1300, then 5 kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph until 1200, then 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain and slight chance of snow.
Patchy fog. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs
45-55. Min humidities 60-70 percent. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min
humidities 70-80 percent. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Southwest
winds 5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 35-45.

$$

MTZ107-122300-
Flathead Reservation-
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
  Chance of rain and slight chance of light freezing rain.
* Max Temperature.....55-60 valleys and 40-45 ridges.
* Min Humidity........57-67 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
*     Ridge Top............Southwest 5-15 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)...10 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....35-45.
* Max Humidity........82-92 percent valleys and 74-84 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
*     Ridge Top............Southwest 10-20 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 45-50 ridges.
* Min Humidity........52-62 percent valleys and 58-68 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1200, then 4
  kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 15 mph until 1200, then southwest 20
  mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Cooler. Cloudy with rain and slight chance of snow. Patchy
dense fog. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55.
Min humidities 60-70 percent. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of snow.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min
humidities 70-80 percent. Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 50-60. South winds
5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.

$$

MTZ109-122300-
Bitterroot-
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 50-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........38-48 percent valleys and 45-55 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......Calm to variable less than 7 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1200, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....35-45.
* Max Humidity........75-85 percent valleys and 60-70 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 5-15 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....65-70 valleys and 50-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........35-45 percent valleys and 44-54 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 5-15 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 10-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1-2 kft agl until 1100, then 3 kft agl until
  1300, then 5 kft agl until 1600, then 4 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....South 20 mph until 1300, then southwest 25
  mph until 1600, then 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....Near 0 percent in the Darby, Sula, and West
  Fork Districts...and 0 percent in areas north of Hamilton.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows 40-50. Highs 45-55. Min humidities
55-65 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 40-50. Min humidities
55-65 percent. Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Southwest winds
5-10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.

$$

MTZ110-111-122300-
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
401 AM MST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light
  freezing rain.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 45-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........26-36 percent valleys and 35-45 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 1200, then 3
  kft agl until 1600, then 2 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.....30-40.
* Max Humidity........73-83 percent valleys and 63-73 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.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 15 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature.....60-65 valleys and 45-55 ridges.
* Min Humidity........25-35 percent valleys and 33-43 percent
  ridges.
* 20-Foot Winds.......
*     Lower Elevation......South 15-25 mph.
*     Ridge Top............South 15-25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft to 1 kft agl until 1100, then 3
  kft agl until 1300, then 4 kft agl until 1600, then 3 kft agl.
* Transport Winds.....Southwest 20 mph until 1200, then 25 mph.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.

.FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55. Min humidities
40-50 percent. Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
30 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. Min humidities 45-55 percent.
Southwest winds 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Chance of snow
20 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 45-55. Southwest winds 5-15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of snow and rain. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows 30-40. Highs 40-50.
.TUESDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Chance of snow
40 percent. Lows 25-35. Highs 30-40.

$$