359  
FOUS55 KMSO 120622  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
MTZ005-122200-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 45 31 44 32 43  
TEMP 37 40 39 41 42 40 38 37 35 32 34 38 42 42 39 38 37 35 33 39 40 36  
DEWPT 30 34 32 31 29 27 29 31 31 29 32 33 34 33 32 33 33 31 29 30 24 20  
RH 75 79 76 67 60 59 70 79 85 88 92 82 73 70 76 82 85 85 85 70 52 52  
WIND DIR SW W NW W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 23 25 26 27 29 17 11 9 8 6 5 6 10 9 5 3 3 3 8 13 18 16  
WIND GUST 40 46 47 43 40  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1  
POP 12HR 100 100 100 90 100  
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.12 0.33 0.29 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1  
RAIN D D D D D D D  
SNOW D D L L D L D D D D D D D D D D D D D C  
WIND CHILL 26 29 28 30 31 31 31 30 28 26 36 36 26 31 31 26  
MIN CHILL 26 28 31 29 26 29 34 34 32 26 26  
HIGH WIND W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 17 39 28 51 37 60 35 64  
TEMP 26 19 30 38 31 31 43 49 44 40 52 57 44 37 54 61  
DEWPT 16 12 16 19 25 29 34 35 36 34 38 36 34 33 39 40  
PWIND DIR W S SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 20 60 60 40 10 10 10  
RAIN L L C C S  
SNOW C S S C L L  
 
 
MTZ003-122200-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 29 39 27 35  
TEMP 36 38 36 39 39 38 34 32 31 29 30 34 37 37 34 33 31 29 28 33 33 31  
DEWPT 31 30 26 24 23 24 25 26 26 25 26 27 27 26 28 29 28 26 23 24 20 15  
RH 82 73 67 54 52 57 69 78 81 85 85 75 67 64 78 85 88 88 81 69 58 51  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SE E NE N N N N  
WIND SPD 26 28 27 28 29 17 11 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 5  
WIND GUST 48 52 48 41  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 80 70 80 70 90  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.08 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1  
RAIN D L  
SNOW C C C L L L L D D D D L L L L D D D D C  
WIND CHILL 24 26 23 27 27 29 26 25 25 23 24 28 31 31 27 26 25  
MIN CHILL 24 23 27 25 23 24 29 28 29 23 25  
HIGH WIND W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 14 36 25 43 36 55 34 60  
TEMP 21 14 27 35 27 27 36 41 40 37 49 53 41 36 51 58  
DEWPT 13 9 15 17 22 25 31 35 36 35 40 39 36 33 40 42  
PWIND DIR N E S S S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 50 50 40 20 10 20  
RAIN C C C C S S S  
SNOW C S C C C C  
 
 
MTZ007-122200-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 34 46 35 42  
TEMP 35 37 37 40 42 41 37 36 36 34 36 42 45 45 40 39 38 37 36 40 38 31  
DEWPT 26 29 29 29 26 25 25 27 27 27 28 31 30 29 28 30 29 29 27 26 19 11  
RH 69 72 72 64 53 52 61 69 69 75 72 65 55 53 62 70 70 72 69 57 46 43  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 21 24 27 34 39 21 13 9 9 10 10 13 19 16 8 5 5 5 10 18 26 21  
WIND GUST 39 44 51 56 55 37 27 19 20 21 23 27 31 28 18 20 33 36 36  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 80 80 80 80 90  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.11 0.13 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T  
RAIN L L L D L  
SNOW L L L L C C C L L D D D D L L D D D D D D L  
WIND CHILL 23 26 25 28 30 31 28 29 29 26 29 35 37 38 29 31 26 18  
MIN CHILL 23 25 29 28 26 29 36 33 32 29 18  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 14 35 26 51 38 60 37 66  
TEMP 21 16 26 34 28 30 44 49 43 40 54 58 43 39 58 64  
DEWPT 9 7 8 11 18 24 32 34 34 32 32 30 29 28 33 33  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 20 50 30 20 5 0 0  
RAIN C S S  
SNOW L C S C C C  
 
 
IDZ010-122200-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 53 39 56 39 50  
TEMP 37 39 41 47 49 48 45 43 41 40 42 48 52 53 48 45 43 42 40 46 45 41  
DEWPT 30 32 34 35 32 30 33 35 35 34 35 36 34 33 33 34 35 35 33 35 29 20  
RH 75 76 76 63 52 49 62 73 79 79 76 63 50 46 56 65 73 76 76 65 53 42  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 18 19 19 19 23 12 10 9 9 10 9 10 13 11 8 5 6 6 8 11 17 14  
WIND GUST 33 33 33 40 44 28 23 20 19 21 28 27 19 16 21 33 33  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 90 80 70 80 90  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.12 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L L D D L L L L L L L L L L L D D D D L  
SNOW L L S  
WIND CHILL 27 29 32 35 33 36 38 33  
MIN CHILL 27 29 37 33 36 38 35 33  
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 20 43 31 55 34 64 35 69  
TEMP 29 21 32 41 34 33 46 53 43 36 53 62 43 38 57 67  
DEWPT 14 12 15 17 24 29 34 34 36 33 36 34 32 31 37 36  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 30 20 10 5 0 0  
RAIN S C S  
SNOW S S C S  
 
 
MTZ004-122200-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
1222 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 28 23 27 23 26  
TEMP 25 28 25 22 23 22 23 24 23 23 24 23 24 24 24 25 28 27 25 23 21 20  
DEWPT 23 28 24 20 20 19 21 23 21 21 22 22 24 23 23 24 26 25 21 18 15 11  
RH 92100 96 92 88 88 92 96 92 92 92 96100 96 96 96 92 92 84 81 77 67  
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 40 40 37 33 29 24 20 17 17 14 13 14 14 13 10 9 9 11 14 19 19 19  
WIND GUST 57 59 55 43  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1  
POP 12HR 90 100 100 90 100  
QPF 12HR 0.41 0.63 0.50 0.39 0.26  
SNOW 12HR 7 11 8  
SNOW D D C C L L D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 6 10 6 3 5 6 8 10 9 10 12 10 11 12 14 16 19 17 13 8 6 4  
MIN CHILL 6 3 5 7 9 10 10 12 17 8 4  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 10 25 23 36 34 42 33 45  
TEMP 14 10 21 23 24 26 31 32 35 35 39 39 34 35 42 42  
DEWPT 6 4 9 13 19 24 28 30 32 29 30 31 29 30 34 33  
PWIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 50 80 90 70 40 30 40  
RAIN D D L C C C C C C C  
SNOW C C L D D D  
 
 
IDZ006-122200-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
1122 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
DATE WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26  
PDT 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 40 45 38 45  
TEMP 41 42 41 40 42 39 39 39 39 38 39 40 43 43  
DEWPT 39 41 41 40 41 39 39 39 39 38 39 40 42 43  
RH 92 96100100 96100100100100100100100 96100  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW S S S SE W W W SW  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1  
WIND GUST 28 29 28 23 20  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 90 100 100 100  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.91 0.90 0.82  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00  
RAIN D D D D D D D D D D D D D D  
SNOW D D D D D D D D D D D  
WIND CHILL 35 36 35 33 36  
MIN CHILL 36 35 33 35 39 38 39  
 
DATE SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
PDT 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 37 44 23 44 36 52 42 62  
TEMP 42 41 39 36 29 24 37 42 37 38 45 49 45 42 53 58  
DEWPT 42 41 38 28 25 20 27 30 33 37 42 45 43 41 46 50  
PWIND DIR SW W W N SE S S SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 100 100 60 40 80 80 50 20  
RAIN D D D D C L D D L C C S S  
SNOW D D D L S C  
 
 
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