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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
MTZ005-171000-
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 36 55 39 59 37
TEMP 42 45 41 40 38 38 40 47 52 52 46 44 42 41 42 52 57 58 48 44 41 38
DEWPT 36 38 36 35 33 32 34 37 37 38 37 37 36 35 35 38 37 37 36 34 34 32
RH 79 76 82 82 82 79 79 68 56 59 71 76 79 79 76 59 47 45 63 68 76 79
WIND DIR W NE NW N N E E NE SE NE W SW SE SE SW W W W W SW S S
WIND SPD 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 9 5 4 3 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 30 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C S C C S S S S S S
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 64 41 65 41 57 32 54 31 56
TEMP 54 62 49 43 58 62 49 43 51 54 41 35 46 53 40 32 48 55
DEWPT 38 37 37 36 41 41 40 38 38 32 31 28 30 28 29 28 30 29
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW W SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 20 30 40 10 10 10 20
RAIN S S C C C C S
MTZ003-171000-
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 36 52 40 51 37
TEMP 37 41 38 38 38 38 39 45 50 50 43 42 41 41 42 46 49 50 44 42 39 38
DEWPT 35 38 36 37 36 35 36 40 42 42 39 40 39 39 40 42 43 42 40 38 37 36
RH 92 89 92 96 92 89 89 82 74 74 86 93 92 92 93 86 80 74 86 86 92 92
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 4
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 60 70 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.03 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C S S S S S S C C L L L L C C C C S S S
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 58 41 60 40 53 30 50 29 51
TEMP 50 56 46 43 53 58 46 41 47 49 37 32 44 49 37 31 45 49
DEWPT 42 41 39 38 44 43 40 37 37 31 30 27 31 29 29 27 30 27
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 50 50 50 20 10 10 20
RAIN S S S C C C C C C C S S
MTZ007-171000-
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 37 57 41 63 41
TEMP 48 50 45 42 40 39 42 50 55 55 48 46 44 43 46 58 62 61 52 47 43 41
DEWPT 35 37 36 34 29 26 27 31 34 35 33 33 31 29 28 31 30 30 30 30 27 25
RH 60 61 70 73 64 59 55 48 45 47 56 60 60 57 49 36 30 31 43 51 53 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 12 10 9 8 9 10 14 18 12 8 5 5 4 6 13 19 14 6 5 3 3
WIND GUST 23 21 28 29 25 27 29 26
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 36 33 36
MIN CHILL 36 32 33 39 39
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 43 68 42 60 31 54 29 53
TEMP 60 64 49 44 62 67 50 45 54 56 39 33 46 52 38 31 48 51
DEWPT 29 29 29 30 33 32 33 33 34 31 27 25 26 22 25 25 25 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 5 10 10 10
RAIN S S
IDZ010-171000-
SALMON-LEMHI ID
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 33 62 37 68 36
TEMP 49 51 45 40 36 35 37 50 59 60 50 44 39 39 40 56 65 67 52 44 39 37
DEWPT 33 35 35 34 31 29 30 34 34 35 34 32 30 28 29 33 30 31 30 29 27 26
RH 54 54 68 79 82 78 75 54 39 39 54 62 70 64 64 42 27 26 43 55 62 64
WIND DIR N W S SW SW SW S NW NW NW W S S S S SW W SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 8 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST 21 19
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 69 39 71 41 66 34 59 32 58
TEMP 57 67 47 41 60 68 49 43 58 60 44 36 50 57 40 33 50 56
DEWPT 32 31 32 31 36 34 35 35 37 32 32 30 30 27 28 28 29 26
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW W W SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 5 10
MTZ004-171000-
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT
1222 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 32 36 34 39 36
TEMP 29 32 34 35 35 35 36 34 34 34 35 36 36 36 38 37 37 37 37 38 38 36
DEWPT 29 32 33 32 30 30 31 30 31 32 33 34 32 31 31 31 30 32 33 33 33 30
RH 100100 96 89 82 82 82 85 89 92 92 92 85 82 76 79 75 82 85 82 82 79
WIND DIR SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 14 17 17 18 17 17 16 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 16 14 13 13 13 13 13
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 50 60 80 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.16 0.16 0.08 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D C S C C C D D D D L L C C C C C C C
SNOW D S S
WIND CHILL 18 22 23 25 24 25 26 24 25 25 26 27 27 26 29 28 28 28 28 30 30 27
MIN CHILL 11 22 22 24 23 25 26 27 28 28 27
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 44 39 45 35 38 26 37 25 38
TEMP 41 42 40 39 41 43 39 36 36 35 29 27 35 35 30 25 35 35
DEWPT 34 33 33 34 35 36 35 33 30 27 24 22 22 23 22 21 21 21
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 50 60 70 60 30 30 30 30
RAIN C C C C L L L L L C C
SNOW L C C S S C C C C C
IDZ006-171000-
LOWELL-IDAHO ID
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT
1122 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2026
DATE MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU
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 41 57 44 65 46
TEMP 48 48 44 43 42 41 45 50 56 54 50 48 46 45 45 57 64 61 52 48 46 46
DEWPT 46 46 43 41 39 38 40 45 46 49 46 45 42 41 40 48 48 49 46 43 42 42
RH 93 93 96 93 89 89 82 83 69 83 86 89 86 86 82 72 56 65 80 83 86 86
WIND DIR E SE E E E E S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C S S C C S S
OBVIS PF
DATE 03/19/26 FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 69 47 68 47 58 37 56 36 57
TEMP 60 64 51 48 59 62 52 48 52 54 43 38 49 54 42 37 49 53
DEWPT 49 51 46 43 49 53 49 47 47 43 38 35 37 39 38 36 37 39
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 20 30
RAIN S C C C C C C C S S S S S C C
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