312  
FOUS55 KMSO 171822  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
MTZ005-181000-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 29 61 33 65 37  
TEMP 49 51 44 36 31 29 40 52 59 59 51 42 36 33 44 56 62 64 55 46 41 38  
DEWPT 30 28 29 29 28 26 30 30 30 27 34 33 31 30 33 33 35 34 36 35 34 33  
RH 48 41 55 75 88 88 67 43 33 29 52 70 82 89 65 42 36 32 49 65 76 82  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N W W W W N N N  
WIND SPD 14 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 11 4 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
FROST Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 66 37 69 40 72 41 76 42 75  
TEMP 57 63 47 40 60 67 50 42 61 71 52 43 66 75 54 44 66 74  
DEWPT 36 36 39 37 38 35 39 38 38 35 38 36 37 34 37 35 34 30  
PWIND DIR NW NW W NW W NW W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10 5 5 5 5  
RAIN S S  
 
 
MTZ003-181000-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 30 59 35 61 38  
TEMP 51 53 45 38 33 31 41 52 57 57 50 42 38 36 45 56 59 60 52 45 41 39  
DEWPT 28 28 32 32 30 29 32 33 34 35 39 38 35 33 37 39 40 41 41 40 37 36  
RH 41 38 60 79 89 92 70 48 42 43 66 86 89 89 73 53 49 49 66 82 85 89  
WIND DIR N NE NE NW N N N E NW S SE E SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S NE  
WIND SPD 9 8 3 2 2 1 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 8 3 2 1 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
TSTMS S S S  
FROST Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 62 38 64 41 67 42 70 43 70  
TEMP 55 59 46 40 59 62 49 43 59 65 50 44 64 68 51 45 63 68  
DEWPT 40 40 41 38 40 40 43 40 42 41 42 39 40 38 40 37 36 34  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 20 20 30 30 10 10 5 5  
RAIN S S S C S S  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
MTZ007-181000-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 24 49 26 57 32  
TEMP 42 40 35 30 27 25 32 41 47 48 43 35 30 27 39 52 55 57 50 41 36 33  
DEWPT 22 24 23 24 23 22 22 20 19 17 22 24 21 20 22 22 22 24 28 28 26 24  
RH 44 52 61 78 85 88 66 42 32 29 43 64 69 74 50 31 27 28 42 59 67 69  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N W W W NW W N N  
WIND SPD 10 13 8 3 2 1 4 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 2 1 0 0  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C C  
SNOWSHWRS L  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 36 32 28  
MIN CHILL 32 26 25 25 35 27 30 33  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 59 33 63 36 66 37 72 40 73  
TEMP 54 56 42 36 56 62 46 38 59 65 47 39 66 70 50 42 68 73  
DEWPT 27 29 31 29 30 30 32 30 30 29 31 29 29 29 31 29 27 27  
PWIND DIR W NW W NW W NW SW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 20 5 10 5 10  
RAIN S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IDZ010-181000-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 27 59 28 65 33  
TEMP 50 51 43 37 31 27 36 49 57 59 49 40 33 29 40 55 63 65 55 45 38 34  
DEWPT 22 24 25 27 26 24 26 23 22 20 24 26 25 24 26 26 26 24 29 30 29 28  
RH 33 34 49 67 81 88 67 36 25 22 37 57 72 81 57 32 24 21 37 55 70 78  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 13 17 13 8 2 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0  
WIND GUST 26 33 32  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 36 31  
MIN CHILL 31 27 29 29 31 34  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 68 35 72 37 75 38 80 40 83  
TEMP 58 65 46 37 62 71 50 39 62 74 51 40 69 78 54 42 71 80  
DEWPT 31 30 33 32 34 31 35 34 34 30 33 32 32 30 33 32 31 27  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW N N W W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 5 0 5 10 5  
 
 
MTZ004-181000-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
1222 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 43 31 46 35  
TEMP 33 35 33 30 28 27 34 38 39 41 38 35 33 32 40 43 44 45 42 39 37 36  
DEWPT 25 26 28 26 24 23 26 27 29 29 30 29 28 26 28 27 28 28 30 29 28 27  
RH 72 69 82 85 85 85 72 64 67 62 73 78 82 78 62 53 53 51 62 67 70 69  
WIND DIR N N N N NE SE SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 6 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 6 8 8 8 12 11 14 8 8 8 8  
CLOUDS B2 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 OV SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
SNOW S S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 26 29 29 26 25 36 38 38 33 31 30  
MIN CHILL 23 25 23 26 35 29 25 28 36 33 30  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 49 38 57 41 59 42 61 43 60  
TEMP 44 46 41 39 47 49 44 42 47 51 46 43 51 53 46 43 48 52  
DEWPT 28 29 32 30 28 30 34 32 29 29 33 31 28 27 30 27 24 25  
PWIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10 0 5 5 5  
 
 
IDZ006-181000-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
1122 AM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 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 37 66 40 71 43  
TEMP 52 54 47 42 39 38 42 56 64 64 53 46 43 41 46 63 70 69 57 50 46 44  
DEWPT 44 46 45 41 39 38 41 43 43 45 46 43 41 39 41 44 41 44 46 44 42 40  
RH 74 74 93 96100100 96 62 46 50 77 89 93 92 83 50 35 40 67 80 86 86  
WIND DIR W W N N N N N N W NE N N N N N W W W N N N N  
WIND SPD 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C S  
RAIN SHWRS L  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS PF PF F  
 
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 74 44 77 46 79 47 83 47 82  
TEMP 64 70 51 45 67 74 54 47 66 77 54 48 72 79 55 48 70 78  
DEWPT 46 45 46 42 45 46 48 43 46 46 47 43 45 46 46 41 43 44  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5  
 
 
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