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 131019
FWFTFX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Unstable southwesterly flow aloft will bring scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early
evening. Some storms will be strong to severe and capable of
producing damaging winds, large hail, and brief heavy downpours.
This activity diminishes tonight, but additional rounds of showers
and thunderstorms with varying intensity and coverage are
expected through early next week. Temperatures remain seasonably
warm for the next seven days.
MTZ112-132215-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......70-76...62-68 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees up...5 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........41-51 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent down...34 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...South winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of
showers through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
* Min Temperature.......44-50.
24 hr trend......2 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........79-89 percent...68-78 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......24 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers.
* Max Temperature.......71-77...63-69 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........25-35 percent.
24 hr trend......28 percent down...8 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
$$
MTZ113-132215-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers
with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......71-78...66-71 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......13 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........55-65 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent up...8 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................40 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Thunderstorms likely and slight chance of showers in the evening,
then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......50-55.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........92-100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the south after midnight.
Ridges.............South winds 5 to 10 mph.
* CWR...................30 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......75-80...68-73 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......2 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........33-43 percent.
24 hr trend......31 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ114-132215-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of
showers through the day. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......71-77...58-68 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......6 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........44-54 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent down...6 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
north in the afternoon.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......42-50.
24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Max Humidity..........78-88 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent down...13 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the west after midnight.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......72-78...59-69 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Min Humidity..........29-38 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
south in the afternoon.
Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
$$
MTZ115-132215-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......74-79...65-72 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......11 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........55-63 percent...65-75 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......4 percent down...2 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............East winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................40 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......50-56.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Max Humidity..........91-100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
Ridges.............Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the south after midnight.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers
in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......74-79...66-72 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Min Humidity..........40-50 percent...51-61 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......19 percent down...5 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the north in the afternoon.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ116-132215-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy dense fog in the morning. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......70-76...61-70 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min Humidity..........45-55 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......42-48.
24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Max Humidity..........80-90 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent down...3 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 5 to 10 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......71-77...61-71 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......3 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s.
$$
MTZ117-132215-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......72-79...64-71 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......4 degrees up...9 degrees up higher elevations.
* Min Humidity..........51-61 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the north in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................40 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......45-51.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........86-96 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the southwest after midnight.
Ridges.............Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the south after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......72-79...63-72 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Min Humidity..........40-50 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent down...7 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
north in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
MTZ118-132215-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
419 AM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......72-80...63-73 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......5 degrees up.
* Min Humidity..........43-53 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent up...17 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to
the northwest in the afternoon.
Ridges.............South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms and
slight chance of showers in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......47-52.
24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Max Humidity..........82-92 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent down...5 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......73-81...64-73 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Min Humidity..........31-41 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent down...17 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 10 to 15 mph.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.JUNETEENTH...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s.
$$
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