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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
MTZ005-202200-
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26
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 93 56 95 59 90
TEMP 58 54 59 78 91 93 78 68 62 58 62 80 93 94 79 70 64 60 64 79 89 86
DEWPT 41 41 40 40 39 40 41 43 42 42 42 46 42 41 43 45 45 47 50 53 53 54
RH 53 61 49 26 16 16 27 40 48 55 48 30 17 16 28 41 50 62 60 41 29 34
WIND DIR E E N N NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE E E N N S SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 5 4 0 0 1 4 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K K K K K
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26
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 55 81 49 85 51 88 53 87
TEMP 66 56 73 80 59 49 73 83 62 51 77 86 63 53 76 84
DEWPT 54 52 51 43 44 44 45 41 43 44 47 45 48 48 49 44
PWIND DIR S W W NW NE NW SE N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 5 5 10 5
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
MTZ003-202200-
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26
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 86 52 89 56 86
TEMP 57 54 60 76 85 86 73 62 56 54 60 76 87 88 75 65 60 58 62 76 84 85
DEWPT 48 47 48 51 46 45 47 47 47 47 48 52 48 44 48 49 48 46 51 54 53 54
RH 72 77 64 42 26 24 40 58 72 77 64 43 26 22 38 56 64 64 67 46 34 35
WIND DIR N N N S S S W N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE S S S
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 5 5 2 3 4 3 1 1 3 2 2 5 3 3 2 1 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K K K
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26
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 54 77 46 79 48 82 50 81
TEMP 63 55 70 75 56 47 71 78 57 48 73 81 59 51 73 79
DEWPT 55 49 51 46 47 45 48 45 47 45 50 48 49 47 51 48
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S NE E N SE
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0 0 5 5
RAIN C S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
MTZ007-202200-
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26
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 87 52 89 55 84
TEMP 53 50 58 78 85 87 74 64 58 54 60 80 87 88 75 66 59 55 61 76 82 78
DEWPT 34 33 33 36 35 37 41 40 38 38 39 42 40 39 42 43 42 42 46 48 51 51
RH 48 52 39 22 17 17 30 41 47 54 46 26 19 18 31 43 53 61 58 37 34 39
WIND DIR SE SE N W W NW E NE N N N E E E E E E SE S S SW SW
WIND SPD 1 1 0 3 6 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6
WIND GUST 18 11
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C
RAIN SHWRS L L C
TSTMS S C S
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26
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 51 80 46 80 48 80 49 80
TEMP 61 52 75 76 57 47 72 76 58 48 73 75 59 49 73 74
DEWPT 52 48 48 41 43 40 40 38 43 41 44 43 46 43 44 41
PWIND DIR S SW W W NW S SW SW
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 10 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S
TSTMS S C S S S
IDZ010-202200-
SALMON-LEMHI ID
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26
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 94 57 97 59 87
TEMP 58 53 59 77 91 92 80 73 64 58 63 80 93 94 81 73 65 60 64 79 85 81
DEWPT 40 39 39 41 43 47 46 45 46 45 45 47 45 48 49 49 50 50 52 55 57 58
RH 51 59 47 28 19 21 30 37 52 62 52 31 19 21 33 43 58 69 65 44 39 46
WIND DIR N N N N N N SW N N N N N N NW N N N N S S W W
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 4
WIND GUST 12
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 10 10 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C C C
RAIN SHWRS L L C
TSTMS C C S
HEAT INDEX 81
MAX HEAT 90 88 92 88 84
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26
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 54 84 49 83 51 83 51 83
TEMP 67 55 76 82 61 50 74 79 63 52 75 78 63 52 75 79
DEWPT 56 52 53 45 44 43 45 50 49 49 49 53 51 49 50 51
PWIND DIR SW SW W W NW SW W W
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 5 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN C S S
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S
TSTMS S S S S S
MTZ004-202200-
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT
1226 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26
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 73 61 77 62 72
TEMP 60 58 59 66 71 71 64 64 65 63 61 68 75 75 68 69 69 66 62 66 71 69
DEWPT 35 32 33 33 32 33 34 33 34 33 35 36 35 35 36 36 38 39 42 44 45 44
RH 39 37 37 29 24 25 32 31 31 32 38 31 23 23 31 30 32 37 48 45 39 40
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W NW W SE E E NE NE NE E E E SE S SW SW
WIND SPD 5 5 3 3 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 4 6 8 8 6 3 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S S S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
OBVIS K K
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26
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 51 60 48 66 53 69 56 66
TEMP 62 56 53 58 52 50 59 64 57 55 62 66 60 57 62 64
DEWPT 46 43 41 39 38 38 37 35 36 36 39 39 40 40 40 38
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S S SE SW SW
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0 5 10 5
RAIN C C
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
IDZ006-202200-
LOWELL-IDAHO ID
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT
1126 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26
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 56 102 61 106
TEMP 60 58 61 84100 96 75 68 65 63 65 87104100
DEWPT 47 46 48 51 52 56 55 53 51 50 53 54 52 57
RH 62 64 62 32 20 26 50 59 60 62 65 32 18 24
WIND DIR NE NE NE N W NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00
DATE SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
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 65 99 57 89 52 93 55 96
TEMP 74 65 86 91 66 58 76 83 60 53 81 87 63 56 83 90
DEWPT 55 53 62 65 61 56 57 58 54 51 54 55 54 51 56 59
PWIND DIR E S SW W NW NW NE NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 20 30 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN S C
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S S
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