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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A rather quick moving pattern will persist through the week
across the region. A benign day today will yield to increased
precipitation opportunities, highest along the Continental Divide
tonight into Tuesday. Upper level ridging briefly builds in for
Wednesday, but is quickly broken down heading into Thursday. Another
breezy period develops Thursday into at least Friday, with areas
along the Continental Divide being most favored for precipitation
once again over this timeframe. -AM

MTZ112-040000-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......40-47...34-39 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down...1 degree down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........38-48 percent...48-58 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......17 percent up...2 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 1500-2500 ft
  agl in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......27-32.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........84-94 percent.
   24 hr trend......17 percent up...10 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...East winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Southeast 20 to 25 mph shifting to the west
  after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
  morning. Slight chance of rain through the day. Chance of snow in
  the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......42-48...35-40 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........54-64 percent...65-75 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 percent up...14 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1500 ft agl increasing to 2500-3500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000-1500 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight chance
of snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds
around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s.

$$

MTZ113-040000-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny then becoming cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......45-50...39-44 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......9 degrees down...4 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........31-41 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3000 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
  southeast in the afternoon.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
  evening. Slight chance of rain through the night. Chance of snow
  after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......30-37.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........75-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...East winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the south after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........BELOW 1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain and
  snow in the morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......44-50...39-44 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........53-63 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent up...27 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 2000-3500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around
30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s.

$$

MTZ114-040000-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain in
  the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......43-48...32-42 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down...4 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........32-39 percent...40-50 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 percent down...31 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
     Ridges.............South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2500-3000 ft
  agl in the afternoon, then decreasing to 1000 ft agl late in the
  afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......South 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25
  mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......29-37.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up...10 degrees up higher elevations.
* Max Humidity..........77-87 percent...86-96 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......21 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
15 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 25 to 30 mph.
* CWR...................20 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the morning. Chance
  of rain through the day. Snow likely in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......44-50...32-42 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min Humidity..........56-66 percent...78-88 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......25 percent up...51 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 30 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows
around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around
40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Snow and chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs around 50.

$$

MTZ115-040000-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......47-53...41-47 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........26-34 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1000 ft agl increasing to 2000-3500 ft
  agl in the late morning and afternoon, then decreasing to 1000 ft
  agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southeast 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  evening. Chance of rain after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......34-39.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........67-77 percent.
   24 hr trend......20 percent up...13 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........BELOW 1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Southeast 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
  southwest after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the
  morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......48-54...42-50 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged...5 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........49-59 percent.
   24 hr trend......29 percent up...24 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
  agl in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
  1500-2500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Northwest around 30 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around
30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s.

$$

MTZ116-118-040000-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......46-53...38-46 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down...6 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........36-46 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent down...15 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3000 ft
  agl early in the afternoon, then decreasing to 1000 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......South 20 to 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  evening. Slight chance of snow through the night. Chance of rain
  after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......33-40.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........78-88 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 25 to 30 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning.
  Chance of rain through the day. Chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......47-57...37-47 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees up...unchanged higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........52-62 percent...67-77 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......13 percent up...38 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1500-2500 ft agl increasing to 3500-4500 ft
  agl late in the morning, then increasing to 4500-6000 ft agl
  early in the afternoon decreasing to 1500-2500 ft agl late in the
  afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 30 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance
of snow. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around
30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and chance of rain. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s.

$$

MTZ117-040000-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
216 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......47-52...39-47 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Min Humidity..........28-38 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent down...8 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
     Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3000 ft
  agl in the afternoon, then decreasing to 1000 ft agl late in the
  afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......South around 25 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  evening. Chance of rain after midnight.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......33-39.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees up...7 degrees up higher elevations.
* Max Humidity..........71-81 percent.
   24 hr trend......24 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
15 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.........1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......South 20 to 25 mph increasing to southwest
  around 30 mph after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the
  morning. Chance of snow through the day. Slight chance of rain in
  the afternoon.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......47-52...39-49 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min Humidity..........52-62 percent...62-72 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......23 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
     Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3500-4500 ft
  agl in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
  1500-2500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 35 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.

$$

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