009  
FOUS55 KMSO 170622  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
MTZ005-172200-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26  
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 49 25 60 32 71  
TEMP 31 29 33 41 46 48 40 33 28 25 32 47 58 60 49 41 34 32 39 56 67 70  
DEWPT 25 23 24 22 23 22 24 24 22 19 21 22 22 22 25 26 25 24 26 28 28 29  
RH 78 78 69 46 40 35 52 69 78 78 63 37 25 23 39 55 69 72 59 34 23 22  
WIND DIR E SE W W NW NW NW NE E E N S W W W S SE SE SE S SW W  
WIND SPD 3 2 5 10 13 12 5 2 1 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S S S  
WIND CHILL 35  
MIN CHILL 25 23 37 33 25 27 32 33  
 
DATE MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 39 77 42 77 44 66 40 57  
TEMP 50 40 64 75 54 43 68 74 54 45 57 59 48 41 51 55  
DEWPT 33 30 34 30 36 34 36 35 39 38 37 36 38 36 33 29  
PWIND DIR S S E S W W W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 40  
RAIN S S C C C C C C  
 
 
MTZ003-172200-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26  
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 48 25 55 29 65  
TEMP 28 26 31 41 46 47 38 32 28 27 33 46 53 55 45 38 32 30 38 53 62 64  
DEWPT 25 23 26 27 26 26 27 26 25 24 25 27 26 26 30 29 27 26 28 32 33 34  
RH 88 88 81 57 45 43 64 78 88 88 72 47 35 32 55 70 81 85 67 44 33 32  
WIND DIR NE NW W S W W S S S SW S S S S S SE NE NE E S S S  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
SNOW C  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 37 72 41 73 43 65 41 55  
TEMP 46 38 60 70 50 42 65 71 52 45 58 59 47 43 49 50  
DEWPT 37 33 39 37 40 37 41 40 42 40 40 39 39 38 33 28  
PWIND DIR E SE N SE W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 40 50 40  
RAIN S S C C C C C C  
 
 
MTZ007-172200-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26  
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 40 20 55 28 64  
TEMP 24 23 26 34 38 40 31 26 22 21 28 44 52 54 43 35 30 29 38 54 62 64  
DEWPT 16 15 16 15 14 15 16 17 15 14 13 14 15 15 18 20 18 18 19 21 24 24  
RH 71 71 65 45 37 36 53 68 74 74 53 29 23 21 36 54 60 63 46 27 23 22  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 5 4 6 10 13 12 5 2 1 1 2 5 9 9 4 2 2 1 2 5 9 10  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW C C  
WIND CHILL 17 17 18 26 30 33 25  
MIN CHILL 17 15 27 24 21 20 33 28 31  
 
DATE MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 36 70 41 71 42 62 36 52  
TEMP 45 37 61 68 49 43 66 70 51 44 57 56 42 38 47 49  
DEWPT 26 24 25 23 29 28 28 25 30 30 31 29 32 32 27 24  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 50 50 50  
RAIN S C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C  
 
 
IDZ010-172200-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26  
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 48 22 60 29 70  
TEMP 28 25 29 38 45 47 37 31 26 23 30 45 56 60 48 39 33 30 38 54 66 69  
DEWPT 19 18 20 19 17 16 18 18 18 17 19 19 18 18 22 23 22 21 23 25 26 27  
RH 68 74 69 46 32 28 46 58 71 77 63 35 22 19 35 52 63 69 54 32 22 21  
WIND DIR S S SW N N N S SW N N N S S SW SW S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 4 6 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 36 75 40 77 41 65 37 58  
TEMP 48 37 61 73 52 42 67 74 53 43 57 59 45 39 51 56  
DEWPT 29 27 30 27 31 31 32 26 33 33 33 31 33 34 32 26  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 40 40 40  
RAIN S C C C C C C  
 
 
MTZ004-172200-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
1222 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
DATE FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26  
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 31 22 43 30 54  
TEMP 24 22 23 26 29 29 26 24 24 22 28 36 41 42 36 33 32 30 37 47 52 53  
DEWPT 18 17 17 17 17 17 19 18 18 16 16 18 19 21 22 21 21 19 21 23 25 28  
RH 77 81 77 68 60 60 74 77 77 77 60 47 41 43 56 61 63 63 52 38 35 38  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW S S S SW SW S S S SE SE SE SW SW  
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 12 9 11 14 18 19 17 14 14 12 20 29 35 36 29 25 24 22 31  
MIN CHILL 9 8 16 14 12 14 32 25 22 24  
 
DATE MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
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 36 59 40 57 39 45 32 37  
TEMP 41 37 53 56 46 42 54 53 44 41 42 40 38 35 33 35  
DEWPT 28 25 31 29 32 30 32 33 33 33 31 31 32 29 24 22  
PWIND DIR S S S S W W SW W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 70 60 50  
RAIN S C C C L L L C C  
SNOW C L L L C C  
 
 
IDZ006-172200-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
1122 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26  
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 29 53 30 65  
TEMP 33 31 34 44 51 51 40 34 32 31 36 51 62 63  
DEWPT 31 29 31 32 31 34 33 31 29 28 29 34 35 40  
RH 92 92 89 62 46 52 76 89 88 88 75 52 36 43  
WIND DIR N N SW W W W E E E E SE S SW W  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS  
SNOW S S  
SNOWSHWRS  
TSTMS  
OBVIS PF PF  
 
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26  
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 37 73 44 79 47 76 46 64  
TEMP 43 37 62 71 51 44 68 76 55 49 68 72 53 47 56 58  
DEWPT 37 32 42 48 45 39 48 48 48 44 48 50 47 45 46 48  
PWIND DIR SE SE E SE E S W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 50 70  
RAIN C C C C L  
 
 
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