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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
MTZ005-172200-
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 53 38 60 38 64
TEMP 38 38 39 46 50 50 45 43 41 40 42 54 59 57 49 45 41 39 41 56 63 62
DEWPT 33 31 32 35 36 37 37 37 37 34 34 38 38 36 35 34 33 32 34 40 38 38
RH 82 76 76 65 58 61 73 79 85 79 73 54 45 45 58 65 73 76 76 55 39 41
WIND DIR N NE E NE E NE NE E E E S W W W SW SW SW SW S SW W W
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 9 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 10 6 4 3 3 2 2 5 9 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C S S S S
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 66 41 57 31 54 29 56
TEMP 47 42 58 64 49 43 51 53 40 34 46 52 38 30 47 54
DEWPT 36 35 43 41 40 38 37 32 31 28 28 25 26 25 27 27
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 20 30 40 20 10 10 10
RAIN S C C C C S
MTZ003-172200-
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 51 39 53 39 56
TEMP 37 37 38 45 49 49 43 42 41 41 42 48 52 51 45 42 41 39 41 50 54 55
DEWPT 35 35 35 40 41 40 40 40 39 40 40 43 44 42 40 38 38 36 39 42 43 43
RH 92 92 89 82 74 71 89 93 92 96 93 83 74 71 82 86 89 89 92 74 66 64
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 5 5 5 8 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 60 60 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S S S S C C C L L C C C C C C C C C C S
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 40 60 40 52 29 49 28 51
TEMP 45 41 51 58 48 42 48 49 37 31 44 47 36 29 45 49
DEWPT 39 37 44 44 42 38 38 33 29 27 28 25 26 25 27 26
PWIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 50 50 50 20 10 10 10
RAIN S S C C C C C C S
MTZ007-172200-
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 56 40 63 41 66
TEMP 39 39 42 51 55 54 47 45 43 42 46 57 61 62 52 47 44 41 45 59 64 65
DEWPT 27 25 25 30 32 33 33 33 30 27 27 28 28 29 28 28 25 25 27 30 28 30
RH 62 57 50 44 41 45 58 62 60 55 47 33 28 28 39 47 47 52 49 33 25 27
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 9 9 10 13 19 13 9 5 5 5 6 13 19 14 6 5 4 3 4 10 17 16
WIND GUST 21 27 31 27 28 32 27 21 28 27
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 33 33 36
MIN CHILL 32 32 37 39 39
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 43 69 42 61 30 54 30 55
TEMP 49 44 62 66 51 44 57 58 40 33 46 52 37 31 48 54
DEWPT 30 28 33 30 31 31 31 26 26 24 23 20 21 21 21 20
PWIND DIR SW SW W W NW W W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN S S
IDZ010-172200-
SALMON-LEMHI ID
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 36 69 36 69
TEMP 36 35 36 50 58 60 49 44 39 38 41 57 66 67 53 45 40 37 39 56 66 68
DEWPT 29 29 29 32 33 35 33 31 29 27 29 32 30 30 30 28 28 26 28 33 31 32
RH 75 78 75 50 39 39 54 60 67 64 62 38 26 25 41 51 62 64 64 42 27 26
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N NW SW S S S S SW W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 10 8 5 3 3 2 2 5 9 9
WIND GUST 16 21 19 21 21
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 40 71 42 65 33 59 32 61
TEMP 49 41 58 69 51 44 56 61 44 36 49 57 41 33 51 59
DEWPT 32 31 36 35 36 35 36 31 32 28 29 24 26 26 29 25
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW NW W SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10
MTZ004-172200-
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT
201 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 37 35 39 36 43
TEMP 34 34 35 33 33 35 36 37 37 37 38 37 37 37 38 38 38 37 38 40 41 42
DEWPT 30 29 30 29 29 32 33 35 33 31 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 35 34 34
RH 85 82 82 85 85 89 89 92 85 79 73 75 75 75 73 76 76 79 79 82 76 73
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 19 18 17 16 13 13 13 13 16 17 17 17 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 16
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 90 60 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.21 0.07 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C L C S L L L L L C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOW S S C L
WIND CHILL 23 23 25 22 23 26 27 28 28 27 29 27 28 28 29 29 29 28 29 32 33 34
MIN CHILL 21 22 23 26 26 27 27 28 28 28 33
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 38 46 35 38 23 36 25 37
TEMP 40 39 41 44 40 36 35 34 28 25 33 34 27 25 34 35
DEWPT 33 32 36 36 35 32 29 24 22 19 18 19 19 17 17 18
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 60 70 60 30 20 20 20
RAIN C C C L L L C C
RAIN SHWRS L
SNOW L C C S S S S S S S
TSTMS S
IDZ006-172200-
LOWELL-IDAHO ID
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT
101 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26
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 58 43 66 44 68
TEMP 42 42 43 49 56 53 49 47 45 44 45 58 66 63 53 48 46 44 46 60 68 65
DEWPT 39 38 37 42 47 47 46 45 42 39 40 48 47 50 46 43 42 40 41 49 49 51
RH 89 86 79 77 72 80 89 93 89 82 82 69 50 62 77 83 86 86 83 67 51 60
WIND DIR E E E SE N NE E E SE E SE SW W W SE SE SE SE SE SW W W
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 30 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S C C S
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26
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 47 70 46 57 36 56 34 56
TEMP 51 47 61 65 52 47 52 53 42 37 49 53 40 35 49 53
DEWPT 46 43 51 53 49 46 44 41 38 34 34 35 36 33 35 37
PWIND DIR S S W W NW W NW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 40 50 30 20 20 20
RAIN S C C C C C S S S S S S S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
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