076  
FOUS55 KMSO 172112  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
MTZ005-181100-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
MST 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 17 26 11 31 15  
TEMP 37 29 27 25 21 19 20 24 25 20 18 16 13 13 21 29 31 25 20 20 17  
DEWPT 20 19 20 19 15 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 7 7 11 14 15 16 13 14 13  
RH 50 66 74 78 77 77 74 62 60 74 77 73 76 76 65 53 51 68 74 77 84  
WIND DIR NW E E E E E E E E NE E E E E SE S SW E E E SW  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 10 16 13 10 9 5 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 60 30 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T  
SNOW S C L L C C C S S C C S S S S C  
WIND CHILL 23 20 15 7 6 9 14 18 13 10 7 5 7  
MIN CHILL 31 20 7 3 10 10 5 4 24 20 17  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
MST 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 32 15 36 16 40 24 46 27 43  
TEMP 26 32 22 17 25 36 23 17 28 40 29 26 35 45 34 29 35 42  
DEWPT 16 16 15 14 15 18 16 13 17 22 22 22 27 30 30 27 29 28  
PWIND DIR W SW SE E SE SE SE S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 5 5 0 5 20 30 50 40  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW C C S C C C C  
 
 
MTZ003-181100-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
MST 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 6 18 3 27 11  
TEMP 31 23 19 13 8 7 10 16 18 11 8 6 4 4 14 24 25 18 14 13 12  
DEWPT 20 17 14 6 -1 -2 0 5 6 3 1 0 -2 -1 6 12 13 12 10 10 9  
RH 63 77 80 73 66 66 63 61 59 69 72 76 75 79 70 60 60 77 84 87 87  
WIND DIR SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SE NE E NE N  
WIND SPD 6 9 11 24 25 23 20 19 20 21 21 18 13 10 2 1 2 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 35 29 33 35 34 29  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 20 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C C C C S S S S S S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 24 13 7 -6-14-14 -9 -1 1 -8-12-13-14-11  
MIN CHILL 23 7 -14 -15 -7 -12 -15 -15 18 14 12  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
MST 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 29 13 35 11 35 20 39 23 40  
TEMP 22 29 19 15 26 34 18 12 25 35 24 23 31 39 30 25 33 39  
DEWPT 16 17 16 13 17 19 13 9 13 22 19 19 26 30 27 25 29 28  
PWIND DIR SW SW NE NE NE NE SE S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 10 10 10 10 20 40 50 40  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW S C S S C C C C C  
 
 
MTZ007-181100-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
MST 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 14 23 -3 28 -3  
TEMP 32 24 23 20 17 15 17 22 20 11 6 2 -1 1 15 26 26 15 9 4 -1  
DEWPT 9 8 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 4 0 -3 -5 -4 4 8 9 6 3 -1 -6  
RH 37 50 62 71 73 80 73 59 59 73 76 79 83 79 61 46 48 67 76 79 79  
WIND DIR W S S SE E E E NE NE N NW SE SE S S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 13 8 5 13 12 10 8 10 6 10 9 6 4 4 2 5 4 2 2 2 1  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 60 50 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T  
SNOW S C C C C C S S S S S S S S  
WIND CHILL 22 15 16 7 4 2 7 11 11 -3 -8-11-11 -9 19 20  
MIN CHILL 22 14 4 1 9 -8 -13 -11 19 9 -1  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
MST 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 29 6 33 11 40 19 45 23 41  
TEMP 16 29 14 8 22 32 18 12 27 39 25 21 37 43 30 26 36 39  
DEWPT 3 8 6 4 9 12 10 8 13 16 15 13 22 24 22 20 24 22  
PWIND DIR W W S SE SE S S SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 5 20 40 40  
SNOW S S C C C C  
 
 
IDZ010-181100-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
MST 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 21 33 10 31 11  
TEMP 36 31 28 26 24 23 27 31 29 23 19 16 12 12 22 28 30 21 16 15 12  
DEWPT 15 17 18 19 19 19 20 18 16 15 13 10 8 8 11 9 11 10 9 9 6  
RH 42 56 66 74 81 84 74 58 58 71 77 77 84 84 62 44 44 62 73 77 76  
WIND DIR SW S SE S S S W NW N NW NW W S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 11 8 6 5 5 8 18 13 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 20 60 30 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T  
SNOW S C L C C C S S  
WIND CHILL 28 24 21 19 17 14 14 21 22  
MIN CHILL 28 21 16 14 18 15 12 11 24 16 12  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
MST 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 32 9 35 15 41 21 45 25 43  
TEMP 22 31 16 11 23 34 20 16 27 40 26 23 33 43 32 27 35 42  
DEWPT 11 10 8 6 12 14 12 11 16 21 19 18 25 27 27 25 28 25  
PWIND DIR W SW S S S S S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 30  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW S C C  
 
 
MTZ004-181100-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
212 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
MST 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 14 17 11 21 12  
TEMP 23 18 18 18 17 15 15 14 15 15 13 14 11 13 17 19 20 18 15 15 14  
DEWPT 16 13 13 14 14 12 13 11 11 12 10 10 7 9 11 11 12 12 11 11 11  
RH 74 80 80 84 88 88 92 88 84 88 87 84 83 84 77 70 71 77 84 84 88  
WIND DIR SW S SE S S E NW W W S S SE SE E SE SW W S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 11 11 12 10 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 10 8 9 8 9 9 9  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 90 70 60 60  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.11 0.04 0.04 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 2 2 1  
SNOW C C C L D D L L C C C C L L C C L L L  
WIND CHILL 13 6 5 5 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 -3 1 5 9 9 8 3 3 2  
MIN CHILL 9 5 4 0 0 1 -3 -3 6 3 2  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
MST 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 19 12 26 15 28 21 31 22 29  
TEMP 17 19 15 13 20 26 18 16 22 28 24 25 28 30 28 25 27 27  
DEWPT 12 12 11 8 13 14 12 11 13 19 18 21 25 25 25 22 23 22  
PWIND DIR SW S SE E E SE S SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 80 40 20 10 20 50 80 80 70  
SNOW L D C S S S S C C L D D L L L  
 
 
IDZ006-181100-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
112 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI  
PST 3HRLY 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04  
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 28 35 20 38 23  
TEMP 40 34 32 31 30 29 30 34 33 29 26 25 22 21 30 36 35 29 26 25 25  
DEWPT 30 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 27 25 23 20 17 22 23 23 23 23 24 23  
RH 67 78 88 92 96100 96 82 85 92 96 92 92 84 72 59 61 78 88 96 92  
WIND DIR W E SE E E SW W W W S N N N SE SE SW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 6 8 9 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 90 60 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.09 0.04 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 1 1 1  
RAIN  
SNOW C C L L D L L L S S S S C C C C C C L  
OBVIS PF PF  
WIND CHILL 23 21 22 27  
MIN CHILL 38 32 23 20 24 26 22 20 33 26 25  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
PST 6HRLY 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 35 18 43 26 46 33 48 31 46  
TEMP 30 33 24 20 32 41 30 26 38 44 35 34 41 45 37 33 39 42  
DEWPT 27 25 21 18 23 29 25 23 28 36 32 31 36 39 35 33 36 37  
PWIND DIR W SE SE E SE SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 10 5 5 20 40 70 70 70  
RAIN S C C L L L L L L  
SNOW L L S L  
 
 
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