417  
FOUS55 KMSO 150801  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
MTZ005-152200-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 38 28 48 37 56  
TEMP 21 17 17 29 36 38 32 30 30 31 33 39 46 48 44 41 38 39 40 49 54 52  
DEWPT 14 10 9 14 16 18 19 22 25 27 30 34 37 38 37 34 31 33 33 36 37 36  
RH 74 73 70 53 43 44 58 72 81 85 89 82 71 68 76 76 76 79 76 61 52 54  
WIND DIR NW N NE SW W W E E NE N SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 50 80 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN D C C C C S S C C C  
SNOW S C C D D  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 39 59 40 64 41 66 41 66  
TEMP 44 39 50 57 44 40 55 62 48 44 57 63 48 43 56 63  
DEWPT 36 32 38 37 36 35 40 39 39 39 41 41 39 38 42 40  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 20 20 20 20  
RAIN C S C S S S S S S S S S  
 

 
MTZ003-152200-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 34 25 43 36 52  
TEMP 16 12 13 25 32 34 28 27 26 27 29 34 40 42 40 40 37 38 39 47 51 50  
DEWPT 12 8 7 15 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 32 36 38 38 36 34 34 35 41 41 40  
RH 84 84 76 65 49 47 66 74 85 88 92 92 85 86 92 85 89 85 85 79 68 68  
WIND DIR NW N N S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 9  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 30 70 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
RAIN L L C C C C C C C C L  
SNOW C C L L L  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 39 52 40 56 39 59 39 59  
TEMP 43 40 48 50 44 42 51 54 46 41 53 57 45 41 52 57  
DEWPT 39 36 42 42 39 38 43 44 40 38 42 43 41 37 43 41  
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 60 50 50 40 40 40 30 30  
RAIN L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C S  
 

 
MTZ007-152200-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 33 24 51 39 58  
TEMP 16 14 15 24 31 33 26 26 26 29 33 43 49 50 45 42 40 41 43 53 57 56  
DEWPT 7 5 4 7 8 10 12 15 18 23 26 32 35 36 35 32 28 26 27 33 35 34  
RH 67 67 61 47 37 38 55 62 71 78 75 65 58 58 68 67 62 55 53 46 43 43  
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W W NW W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 9 13 12 10 9 9 9 10 16 19 14  
WIND GUST 19 24 24 19 24 29 31 28  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 20 40 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
SNOW S S C C  
WIND CHILL 17 24 36 34 35 37  
MIN CHILL 14 13 19 26 25 26 36 34 35  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 41 63 40 65 42 68 42 69  
TEMP 46 42 58 61 45 42 59 63 48 44 60 66 48 43 61 67  
DEWPT 33 28 31 28 29 28 32 31 31 31 34 33 33 33 35 32  
PWIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5  
 

 
IDZ010-152200-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 42 29 56 35 61  
TEMP 25 23 21 31 39 42 35 31 31 32 35 44 52 54 47 41 36 37 37 50 58 60  
DEWPT 14 12 11 12 12 14 17 20 24 26 29 32 35 36 35 34 31 31 30 34 35 36  
RH 62 62 65 45 32 31 47 63 75 78 78 62 52 50 63 76 82 79 75 54 42 41  
WIND DIR N N E NE N N SE S SW S SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 4 8 6  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
SNOW S S C C  
WIND CHILL 19  
MIN CHILL 18 21 34 31 30 33 39 33 36  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 66 37 68 40 71 41 71  
TEMP 44 37 54 64 44 39 57 66 48 42 60 69 49 42 60 69  
DEWPT 33 29 33 31 31 30 34 32 35 34 37 36 36 35 37 35  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
MTZ004-152200-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
201 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 24 21 36 34 37  
TEMP 9 7 10 19 21 22 21 21 23 26 29 30 31 34 34 35 35 36 36 35 35 34  
DEWPT 1 -2 0 3 7 10 15 17 20 23 27 28 31 33 32 31 28 29 31 29 29 31  
RH 69 66 63 49 54 59 77 84 88 88 92 92100 96 92 85 75 75 82 78 78 89  
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 16  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 20 80 100 70 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0.17 0.04 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 3 1  
RAIN L L C C C C L L D  
SNOW C C L D D D D L L C C C C  
WIND CHILL -5 -7 -3 8 11 11 11 11 12 15 18 19 20 24 23 25 24 26 26 25 25 24  
MIN CHILL -7 -4 8 11 11 16 19 23 24 25 24  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 35 37 36 41 36 45 36 46  
TEMP 37 36 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 37 42 43 38 37 42 44  
DEWPT 34 31 32 33 33 32 34 35 35 34 36 37 34 32 36 36  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 80 70 70 60 60 50 40 40  
RAIN D L L L L L L L L C C C C C C C  
 

 
IDZ006-152200-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
101 AM PDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
DATE SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 45 36 53 43 58  
TEMP 29 28 28 36 43 43 37 36 36 37 39 46 52 50 46 45 43 44 45 52 57 54  
DEWPT 26 24 23 23 24 28 29 33 35 37 39 45 48 48 44 43 40 39 40 46 47 48  
RH 88 85 81 59 47 55 72 89 96100100 96 86 93 93 93 89 82 82 80 69 80  
WIND DIR N N N N W N N N N N N S SW S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 80 90 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.09 0.02 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C D D D D D C C C C C C C  
SNOW D  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
 
DATE WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26  
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 43 63 45 67 46 70 47 66  
TEMP 46 43 55 60 47 45 57 63 49 46 60 65 51 47 58 62  
DEWPT 45 41 49 50 44 42 48 53 47 44 49 54 48 45 47 49  
PWIND DIR S S SE S S SE NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 20  
RAIN C S C S C S C S S S S S S S S S  
 

 
 
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