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National Weather Service Missoula MT
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

MTZ005-131000-
Missoula-Missoula MT
46.92N 114.08W Elev. 3205 ft
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date           10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      28          47          26          54          30
Temp          48 46 41 37 36 33 32 36 44 44 38 33 30 27 30 40 50 52 42 37 35 32
Dewpt         37 36 36 33 31 28 26 25 27 26 26 25 24 24 26 29 33 36 34 33 32 31
RH            65 68 82 85 82 82 78 64 51 49 62 72 78 88 85 64 52 54 73 85 89 96
Wind dir       W  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      10 10 11 18 16 18 18 19 18 18 19 18 11  5  5  6  5  5  5  5  3  2
Wind gust                                   29
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     90          50          10          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.08        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           D  C  D  D                                S        S  S  S  S  C
Snow                    D  C  C  S                    S  S                    C
Obvis                                                                     PF PF
Wind chill          35 27 26 21 20 25 36 36 28 22 21 21 24
Min chill              27    21    17    29    22    18    21          32    30


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      32    54      32    52      32    56      34    56
Temp          42 50 40   34 43 53 38   34 43 51 40   34 44 55 42   36 46 51
Dewpt         36 37 36   33 35 36 33   32 35 36 35   32 35 36 34   33 36 35
PWind dir        NE       W     W      SW    SW       W    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      50    30      20    40      40    20      30    50
Rain           C  C  C    C  C  S       S  C  C  C    C  S     S    C  C  C
Snow           C

$$
MTZ003-131000-
Kalispell-Flathead MT
48.30N 114.27W Elev. 2977 ft
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date           10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      26          41          21          50          26
Temp          40 37 32 31 29 28 28 35 40 39 31 28 24 22 26 38 48 49 37 34 30 28
Dewpt         37 34 32 28 24 21 21 23 25 25 24 24 22 20 24 29 33 36 35 33 30 28
RH            89 89100 88 81 75 75 61 55 57 75 85 92 92 92 70 56 61 92 96100100
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE  E NE NE  N  N
Wind spd       9 17 13 16 16 17 17 14 12 11 11 11  9  6  5  3  3  3  4  5  4  3
Wind gust     27
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                    100          40          20           5          20
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain           D                                                  S  S        S
Snow              D  L  L  C  C  C  S     S  S                                S
Obvis                                                               PF    PF PF
Wind chill       28 22 20 17 15 16 25 33 32 22 18 15 13 19             28
Min chill        28    20    15    14    28    18    12    14          28    23
High Wind            W  W  W  W  W
Winter Weath      Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          50      29    53      30    49      30    52      32    51
Temp          43 48 35   31 43 52 37   32 43 48 35   32 43 51 38   34 45 49
Dewpt         36 39 35   30 38 40 36   32 38 39 35   32 37 37 36   33 39 38
PWind dir        NW       W    SW       S    SW      SW     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         20      30    20      20    40      40    20      40    50
Rain           S  S  C    C  S          S  C  C  C    C  S  S  S    C  C  C
Snow           S          C  S             C             S

$$
MTZ007-131000-
Butte-Silver Bow MT
45.95N 112.50W Elev. 5550 ft
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date           10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      26          40          23          47          30
Temp          47 43 38 34 31 28 27 34 39 38 33 29 25 24 26 39 47 45 40 36 34 32
Dewpt         29 31 33 31 29 27 26 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 26 32 34 35 34 34 33 32
RH            49 62 82 89 92 96 96 78 64 64 75 85 96 96100 76 60 68 79 92 96100
Wind dir       W  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      13 10 12 14 11 12 14 13 16 16 14 12  8  4  3  4  8  6  5  5  3  2
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     90          30          20          40          60
QPF 12hr                   0.22        0.01           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                     T           T       00-00
Rain           C  L  D  D                                   C  C  C  C  L  L  L
Snow                 D  D  C  C                 S  S  C  C                    L
Obvis                                                   PF                PF PF
Wind chill          30 24 22 18 15 24 30 30 23 19 17
Min chill        38    24    18    14    27    19    15    18          31    29
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          45      29    48      27    49      27    51      28    54
Temp          40 45 36   31 42 46 33   29 44 46 34   29 44 49 35   30 47 48
Dewpt         36 36 33   30 35 33 28   25 31 30 28   25 30 28 26   25 32 32
PWind dir         S       W     W       W     W       W     W      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         70      70    50      30    30      30    20      20    40
Rain           L  L  L    L  C  C  C    S  S  C  C    C  S          S  S  C
Snow           L          L  C          S  S     C    C  S          S  S

$$
IDZ010-131000-
Salmon-Lemhi ID
45.12N 113.88W Elev. 4045 ft
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date           10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      33          58          31          56          35
Temp          52 49 44 40 39 35 36 46 56 55 44 38 35 32 35 44 53 55 45 41 39 37
Dewpt         32 33 34 34 35 33 32 32 32 33 32 31 31 30 33 36 39 43 39 39 37 37
RH            46 54 68 79 85 92 85 58 40 43 62 76 85 92 92 73 59 64 79 92 92100
Wind dir      SW SW  S  S SE SE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
Wind spd      13 11  8  9  8  5  6  9 12 13 12 14 10  4  3  3  5  5  3  4  3  2
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                     40           5          30          40          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           S  C  C  C                       C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L
Obvis                                                   PF             PF PF PF
Wind chill             34 33                38 29 27
Min chill              34    29    28          29    25    28          38    35


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          53      33    54      30    55      29    57      31    59
Temp          46 50 40   35 44 53 37   32 44 53 37   31 43 56 39   33 48 54
Dewpt         41 41 39   35 37 39 33   31 33 37 32   29 31 37 32   29 36 38
PWind dir         E      NW    NW       W     W      NW    SW       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   B2 B2 SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         70      60    30      20    20      20     5      10    30
Rain           L  L  L    L  C  S  S    S  S  S  S    S                S  C
Snow                                       S

$$
MTZ004-131000-
Lookout Pass-Mineral MT
47.45N 115.67W Elev. 6027 ft
231 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date           10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25            Wed
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      21          28          22          34          28
Temp          32 28 29 29 29 25 23 22 26 26 25 27 26 23 24 28 34 32 30 31 31 30
Dewpt         31 28 29 29 26 23 20 21 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 25 28 28 26 25 24 25
RH            96100100100 88 92 88 96 88 85 84 74 74 84 77 88 78 85 85 78 75 81
Wind dir       S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       9  6  9 13 19 21 19 14 12 12 17 19 17 13 11  9  5  5  5  6  5  5
Wind gust                 29 33                29
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                    100          50           5          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.24        0.11           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     3           1       00-00
Rain                                                           S  S
Snow           D  D  L  L  C  S  C  S                 S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  C
Obvis                     BS BS BS             BS BS
Wind chill    24 21 20 18 16 10  8  9 15 14 12 14 13 11 13 19 28 26 24 24 25 23
Min chill        21    18    10     7    11    11    11    11    22    24    23
Winter Weath   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          37      29    37      30    35      32    38      32    37
Temp          33 34 33   31 33 34 33   33 31 31 35   34 33 35 38   37 33 31
Dewpt         30 31 27   24 30 31 27   28 31 30 29   28 32 30 29   28 32 31
PWind dir         S       W    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30      30    20      30    60      40    30      50    70
Rain              C  C    C     S                           C  C    C  L  L
Snow           C  C  C    C  S  S       C  C  L  C    C  S  C          L  L

$$
IDZ006-131000-
Lowell-Idaho ID
46.15N 115.60W Elev. 1575 ft
131 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

Date          Sun 10/12/25      Mon 10/13/25            Tue 10/14/25         Wed
PDT 3hrly     14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      36          58          34          61          35
Temp          50 48 44 42 41 39 38 46 57 53 42 39 36 35 35 50 60 55 46 42 40 37
Dewpt         47 47 44 41 41 39 37 43 45 46 41 38 36 34 35 44 47 51 46 42 40 37
RH            89 96100 96100100 96 89 64 77 96 96100 96100 80 62 86100100100100
Wind dir       W  W  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  W  N  E  N  N
Wind spd       6  4  3  2  3  2  3  5  6  8 11  6  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  0  0
Clouds        OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     80          40          20          30          30
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain           D  D  C  S  C  C  S              S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Obvis            PF PF PF PF PF PF                PF PF PF       PF PF PF  F  F
Wind chill                                  36
Min chill                    37    35          32    32    34                37


Date           10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25  Sat 10/18/25  Sun 10/19/25
PDT 6hrly     11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17 23   05 11 17
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          55      36    59      36    57      36    62      39    59
Temp          47 50 42   38 50 53 41   38 48 52 43   38 51 56 44   41 50 53
Dewpt         45 49 42   38 43 47 40   38 44 50 43   38 46 50 42   40 46 52
PWind dir         W       W    SW       S    SW      SW    SE       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1   B1 SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         50      50    20      20    40      30    20      40    60
Rain           C  C  C    C  S          S  C  C  C    C  S     S    C  C  L

$$