Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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FNUS55 KTFX 101044
FWFTFX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
...Windy and unseasonably warm today with strongest winds across
north-central Montana...
.DISCUSSION...
A westerly flow across the Rockies will bring mild temperatures
and windy conditions today with the warmest temperatures and
strongest winds across western portions of north-central Montana.
Mild and dry conditions continue through Thursday before a
transition to cooler and more unsettled conditions develops by
the weekend.
MTZ112-102315-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......59-66...47-57 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......21 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........28-38 percent...39-49 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......8 percent down...23 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. Southwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 35 to 40 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 2500-3500 ft
agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1500 ft agl late in
the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 55 to 60 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......34-39.
24 hr trend......3 degrees up...6 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........64-73 percent.
24 hr trend......23 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West around 45 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......47-57...38-47 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......9 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........40-50 percent...51-61 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......8 percent up...15 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000-2000 ft agl late
in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 40 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around
50. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler, windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the upper 40s.
$$
MTZ113-102315-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......59-65...53-58 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......18 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent.
24 hr trend......39 percent down...21 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West 30 to 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......31-41.
24 hr trend......6 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........68-78 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent down...2 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West around 30 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......52-57...45-50 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......7 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........38-48 percent.
24 hr trend......4 percent up...14 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-1500 ft agl increasing to 2500-4000 ft
agl in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
500-1500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 30 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around
50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s.
$$
MTZ114-102315-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......60-70...43-53 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......11 degrees up...2 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........27-37 percent...43-53 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 2000-3500 ft
agl in the afternoon, then decreasing to 1500 ft agl late in the
afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest 50 to 55 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of rain in the evening.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......37-42...29-37 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........62-72 percent...75-85 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......15 percent up...23 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-1500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West around 50 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the
morning.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......48-57...34-44 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......14 degrees down...5 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........39-49 percent...62-72 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......11 percent up...21 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3000-4000 ft
agl late in the morning, then decreasing to 1000-2000 ft agl late
in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Colder, windy. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely and chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs around 40.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
MTZ115-102315-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......63-69...56-64 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......19 degrees up...12 degrees up higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........24-33 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent down...2 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........500-2000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West 30 to 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......37-43.
24 hr trend......10 degrees up...2 degrees up higher elevations.
* Max Humidity..........61-71 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent down...16 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West around 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......55-60...46-54 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........32-41 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 4000-5500 ft
agl in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
1000-2500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
MTZ116-118-102315-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......55-62...46-55 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......13 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........31-41 percent.
24 hr trend......5 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 1500-3000 ft
agl in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest around 35 mph increasing to
around 45 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......34-41.
24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........73-83 percent.
24 hr trend......25 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West around 40 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......49-59...39-49 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......5 degrees down...10 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........37-47 percent...47-57 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......6 percent up...14 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2000 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
agl late in the morning, then increasing to 4000-5000 ft agl
early in the afternoon decreasing to 1000-2500 ft agl late in the
afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West around 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow likely and chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
$$
MTZ117-102315-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
344 AM MST Mon Nov 10 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......58-68...50-60 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......16 degrees up...6 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........25-35 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 1500-3000 ft
agl early in the afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......Southwest around 35 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Min Temperature.......34-44.
24 hr trend......4 degrees down...2 degrees up higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........64-74 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent up...24 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-1500 ft agl.
* Transport Winds.......West 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.VETERANS DAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Chance Lightning.......0 percent.
* Max Temperature.......51-59...42-52 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......12 degrees down...7 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........33-43 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.........1000-2500 ft agl increasing to 3000-4500 ft
agl late in the morning, then increasing to 4000-5000 ft agl
early in the afternoon decreasing to 1000-2500 ft agl late in the
afternoon.
* Transport Winds.......West 40 to 45 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
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