483  
FOUS55 KMSO 120627  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
MTZ005-122200-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26  
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 63 39 52 36 55  
TEMP 41 38 43 55 62 58 50 46 43 41 41 45 49 51 45 43 40 37 40 47 52 53  
DEWPT 38 35 38 39 40 39 41 41 39 38 38 39 39 38 37 37 36 34 33 33 31 31  
RH 89 89 82 55 44 49 71 83 86 89 89 79 68 61 73 79 85 89 76 58 44 43  
WIND DIR E N N SE SE S E SE SE NE SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 6 3 2 2 5 9 13 13  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 80 80 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.22 0.12 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L L D D L L C C C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 37 50 28 44 26 49 27 56  
TEMP 43 38 45 46 35 30 38 42 32 28 42 48 34 28 47 54  
DEWPT 35 33 34 27 26 23 21 20 23 22 23 22 25 23 24 23  
PWIND DIR W SW W W W W W SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 90 50 50 10 20 5 5  
RAIN C S  
RAIN SHWRS C L D D  
SNOW C C C C S  
SNOWSHWRS S D  
TSTMS S  
 
 
MTZ003-122200-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26  
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 61 38 54 39 50  
TEMP 42 41 44 54 60 59 51 45 41 38 41 47 51 53 47 45 41 39 41 46 49 49  
DEWPT 41 40 41 42 40 36 38 39 37 35 36 39 40 41 41 40 37 34 34 32 30 28  
RH 96 96 89 64 47 42 61 79 85 89 82 74 66 64 79 82 85 82 76 58 48 44  
WIND DIR S W N E E E NE E E S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 8 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 16 14  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 40 30 60 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.08 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S C C L L C C S S S S S S C  
WIND CHILL 33 35  
MIN CHILL 38 33 35  
 
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 36 46 28 44 27 49 29 53  
TEMP 41 37 43 44 34 29 40 42 33 29 43 47 34 30 46 51  
DEWPT 33 31 32 22 24 23 21 20 25 25 25 24 27 26 27 25  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W SW S SW S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 80 50 60 20 20 10 10  
RAIN C S  
RAIN SHWRS C D D L  
SNOW C C L C S S  
SNOWSHWRS D L  
 
 
MTZ007-122200-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26  
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 57 33 49 31 54  
TEMP 36 34 39 52 56 54 46 40 37 35 37 43 47 48 41 36 34 32 37 47 52 53  
DEWPT 33 31 32 35 36 35 35 34 30 29 29 30 32 30 31 30 29 28 28 26 25 23  
RH 89 89 76 52 47 48 65 79 75 78 72 60 56 49 67 79 82 85 70 43 35 31  
WIND DIR S SE S S S S NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 4 8 6 3 2 2 3 5 8 10 10 5 3 2 2 4 10 14 14  
WIND GUST 25 25  
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 70 80 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.05 0.09 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L L C C C L D D S S  
SNOWSHWRS C L L D S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 33 51 25 36 19 43 22 50  
TEMP 39 34 46 48 33 26 33 35 25 20 36 41 28 24 42 48  
DEWPT 25 24 27 27 24 21 17 14 16 14 15 15 19 18 18 17  
PWIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 80 80 70 20 20 10 10  
RAIN D  
RAIN SHWRS C D  
SNOW D L L L S S S  
SNOWSHWRS C D  
 
 
IDZ010-122200-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26  
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 61 35 54 34 59  
TEMP 40 37 40 52 59 57 47 43 40 37 39 46 51 53 46 41 38 35 39 49 57 57  
DEWPT 34 33 34 39 39 36 33 34 32 31 31 32 33 33 32 34 33 30 31 30 28 25  
RH 79 85 79 61 47 45 58 70 73 79 73 58 50 46 58 76 82 82 73 48 33 29  
WIND DIR SE N N NE SW SW SW S S S S SW W W NW NW W N SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 1 0 0 2 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 9 11  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 70 60 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.02 0.07 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L D L C C C L L L L  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 36 55 28 44 21 49 23 56  
TEMP 43 37 49 53 40 31 37 42 30 23 40 47 32 25 46 54  
DEWPT 29 29 34 28 28 24 20 15 17 17 19 15 20 20 21 18  
PWIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW NW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 80 80 50 20 10 5 5  
RAIN D L  
RAIN SHWRS S L D  
SNOW D L C C S  
 
 
MTZ004-122200-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
1227 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26 TUE 04/14/26  
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 47 33 35 29 32  
TEMP 34 34 37 43 46 44 40 37 36 35 34 34 33 33 34 35 33 31 30 30 31 31  
DEWPT 31 31 33 32 31 33 35 34 34 33 32 33 32 31 32 32 29 27 25 25 24 23  
RH 89 89 85 65 55 65 82 89 92 92 92 96 96 92 92 89 85 85 81 81 75 72  
WIND DIR SW S SE SE SE NW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 6 5 8 6 8 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 16 17 17 18 19  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 80 90 60 60  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.68 0.18 0.04 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C D D L  
SNOWSHWRS S S D D D D D D L L S S C C L L D  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 27 28 34 30 29 27 25 25 23 22 24 25 22 20 18 18 19 19  
MIN CHILL 27 27 39 30 27 25 22 24 20 17 18  
 
DATE WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 26 29 20 28 20 32 21 39  
TEMP 31 27 26 26 24 21 24 26 23 22 29 30 25 23 35 37  
DEWPT 27 23 23 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 19 17 19 21  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 100 90 60 80 30 40 10 20  
SNOW L C L D C S S C S  
SNOWSHWRS D D D D  
 
 
IDZ006-122200-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
1127 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
DATE SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26 MON 04/13/26  
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 43 64 42 51  
TEMP 45 43 45 56 63 58 49 47 45 43 42 44 50 51  
DEWPT 44 42 43 48 48 50 47 46 45 43 41 44 47 48  
RH 96 96 93 74 58 75 93 96100100 96100 89 89  
WIND DIR N N N N SW S SW SW N N N SW SW W  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 5 80 90 90  
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.62 0.33  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00  
RAIN  
RAIN SHWRS C L L D L D D D D D D L  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS PF F PF F F F PF  
 
DATE TUE 04/14/26 WED 04/15/26 THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26  
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 41 57 41 50 32 45 29 52  
TEMP 45 41 49 55 45 41 45 45 36 33 38 43 33 30 45 50  
DEWPT 45 40 44 44 43 40 43 39 33 31 33 33 31 27 34 35  
PWIND DIR W W W SW W W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 40 90 100 80 80 30 30  
RAIN D L C C  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C L D D D  
SNOW L D D S C  
 
 
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