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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
MTZ005-181000-
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 38 59 38 63 41
TEMP 51 49 44 43 41 39 40 52 57 56 49 44 41 39 41 54 61 62 52 48 44 42
DEWPT 37 37 36 36 36 32 32 37 36 36 34 33 32 31 33 38 37 37 36 37 36 35
RH 59 63 73 76 82 76 73 56 45 47 56 65 70 73 73 54 41 39 54 65 73 76
WIND DIR NW E E NE E E SE W NW N NE SE SE SE SW W W W SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 8 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 10 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 9 8 5 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S C S
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 67 41 54 28 53 28 57 35 57
TEMP 58 63 49 44 48 50 37 30 45 51 37 29 47 56 42 36 49 53
DEWPT 42 41 40 39 35 27 26 23 23 22 24 23 27 28 30 31 34 33
PWIND DIR SW SW W W SW W S SW S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 40 10 10 10 5 20 40
RAIN S C C C S S C C
MTZ003-181000-
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 39 53 39 55 40
TEMP 50 49 43 41 41 40 41 47 51 51 45 42 40 39 41 49 53 54 48 45 42 41
DEWPT 39 40 39 39 39 38 38 42 43 42 41 39 38 36 38 41 42 43 41 40 38 38
RH 66 71 86 92 92 92 89 83 74 71 86 89 92 89 89 74 66 66 77 82 86 89
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 5
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 60 60 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C L L C C S S S S S C C C C S S S S C
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 60 41 52 29 50 27 52 31 52
TEMP 52 57 50 44 48 48 36 30 44 48 35 28 45 50 38 32 45 49
DEWPT 44 44 43 40 33 26 26 23 24 23 26 23 27 26 29 29 32 34
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW S W SE S S
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 20 10 10 5 20 50
RAIN C C C C C C S S C C
SNOW S C
MTZ007-181000-
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 40 63 40 66 43
TEMP 55 54 46 44 42 40 44 56 61 61 51 46 43 41 45 58 64 65 53 49 45 44
DEWPT 31 32 30 30 27 23 25 27 27 29 28 26 25 25 26 29 28 29 29 28 27 28
RH 40 43 53 57 55 50 47 32 27 29 41 45 49 52 47 33 25 26 39 44 49 53
WIND DIR W W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 18 13 6 5 4 5 6 13 18 12 6 4 3 3 4 10 16 14 8 5 4 3
WIND GUST 29 25 28 31 25 21 27 26
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 43 61 27 52 27 55 33 58
TEMP 61 67 50 45 57 53 36 30 44 51 36 29 48 54 40 35 50 55
DEWPT 32 31 30 30 32 24 22 21 18 15 19 20 21 21 24 26 29 27
PWIND DIR SW SW W W SW W SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 10 10 5 20 30
RAIN S S S C C
IDZ010-181000-
SALMON-LEMHI ID
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 68 37 69 39
TEMP 59 60 49 43 38 36 38 56 66 67 52 46 40 38 40 57 67 68 53 46 41 40
DEWPT 30 32 31 30 27 24 26 30 28 29 28 28 27 25 28 32 31 31 30 29 29 28
RH 33 35 50 60 64 61 62 37 24 24 39 49 59 59 62 38 26 25 41 51 62 62
WIND DIR N NW SW S S SE SE SW W SW SW SW S S S SW W SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 5 5 2 3 4 4 4 5 10 8 5 3 3 3 2 4 9 9 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST 21 19 20 20
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 72 42 64 31 57 30 62 36 61
TEMP 58 69 51 44 58 58 40 33 47 55 40 31 51 59 45 38 53 57
DEWPT 35 33 33 33 37 31 28 26 27 23 25 25 29 26 30 31 34 30
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW N W SW SW SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 5 5 5 5 10 30
RAIN S C C
MTZ004-181000-
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT
201 PM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 34 38 36 44 39
TEMP 32 34 35 36 36 35 38 36 36 37 37 38 38 37 38 40 42 43 40 41 41 39
DEWPT 29 31 33 34 32 29 29 30 30 31 32 30 28 29 31 32 35 34 32 34 33 32
RH 88 89 92 92 85 78 70 79 79 79 82 73 67 72 76 73 76 70 73 76 73 76
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 16 17 17 17 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 14 14
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 90 60 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.22 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOW S
WIND CHILL 22 25 26 27 26 25 29 26 27 28 28 30 30 28 29 32 34 36 32 33 33 31
MIN CHILL 22 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 33 32 31
FLOOD A A A A A A A A
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 47 31 36 23 36 24 40 29 38
TEMP 44 44 41 37 32 32 25 23 33 34 28 24 36 38 32 30 34 33
DEWPT 36 36 36 33 25 19 18 16 15 17 18 16 17 20 23 23 25 25
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 70 60 30 20 20 20 40 70
RAIN C L L L L C C L
SNOW L L C C S S S S S C C C L
IDZ006-181000-
LOWELL-IDAHO ID
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT
101 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26 FRI
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 43 66 45 69 47
TEMP 58 54 49 46 44 43 45 57 65 63 52 48 46 45 47 60 68 66 55 51 49 47
DEWPT 45 47 43 41 39 36 38 45 45 50 44 42 40 38 40 48 49 51 47 46 44 43
RH 62 77 80 83 82 76 76 64 48 62 74 80 79 76 76 64 51 58 74 83 83 86
WIND DIR S E E NE E SE SE SW W SW E SE SE SE SE SW W W E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26 TUE 03/24/26
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 72 45 54 33 55 34 59 41 59
TEMP 62 66 52 48 48 49 39 35 48 52 39 34 50 55 44 41 51 53
DEWPT 51 53 49 46 42 37 33 30 32 33 34 32 36 40 39 39 41 42
PWIND DIR S S W W NW NW NW SW S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 40 60 20 20 20 20 40 60
RAIN S C C L C S S S S S S C C C L
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