281  
FOUS55 KMSO 210800  
PFMMSO  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
MTZ005-212200-  
MISSOULA-MISSOULA MT  
46.92N 114.08W ELEV. 3205 FT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 95 60 93 56 84  
TEMP 63 58 62 80 93 94 80 70 66 62 64 78 91 87 75 66 61 57 61 73 82 83  
DEWPT 43 42 43 47 42 39 43 45 47 48 52 52 51 52 54 54 53 53 54 51 47 44  
RH 48 55 50 31 17 15 27 41 50 60 65 40 26 30 48 65 75 86 78 46 29 25  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N SE S E N S W S SE SE S N N W W W  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 1 0 1 4 5 6 6 3 0 0 6 16 18  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 50 86 52 88 54 87 51 83  
TEMP 60 50 72 84 62 52 77 86 64 54 77 84 63 51 72 81  
DEWPT 42 43 44 39 42 44 46 42 46 46 47 42 45 44 44 37  
PWIND DIR W NW NE NE E SE W W  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 5 10 5  
 
 
MTZ003-212200-  
KALISPELL-FLATHEAD MT  
48.30N 114.27W ELEV. 2977 FT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 89 57 87 55 79  
TEMP 56 53 60 76 87 89 75 65 61 60 63 76 85 85 74 64 59 56 61 71 77 78  
DEWPT 47 46 49 52 49 45 48 49 49 48 52 54 54 53 56 56 54 51 55 51 49 44  
RH 72 77 67 43 27 22 38 56 65 64 67 46 35 33 53 75 83 83 81 49 37 30  
WIND DIR N N N NE SE E N N N N E S S SE SE NE S SW S SW W W  
WIND SPD 4 4 2 1 2 2 2 6 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 3 9 16 16  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.18 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 47 79 48 83 51 83 49 77  
TEMP 56 47 70 78 57 49 74 82 59 51 75 81 59 50 70 76  
DEWPT 45 43 48 45 47 46 50 46 49 46 51 46 47 44 47 43  
PWIND DIR SW S NE E NE SE W SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5  
 
 
MTZ007-212200-  
BUTTE-SILVER BOW MT  
45.95N 112.50W ELEV. 5550 FT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 90 56 85 51 82  
TEMP 59 55 61 81 88 89 76 67 62 58 61 76 83 79 69 61 56 52 59 77 81 79  
DEWPT 39 38 39 41 39 39 41 41 43 44 47 49 48 49 54 53 51 49 51 48 46 40  
RH 47 53 44 24 18 17 28 39 50 59 60 39 30 35 59 75 83 89 75 36 29 25  
WIND DIR N N N W N E E E E E S SW W SW SW S S SW S SW W W  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 5 4 3 2 5 6 6 3 3 2 3 3 13 17 14  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 60 60 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S L  
RAIN SHWRS L L L C C  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 47 81 48 81 49 81 48 79  
TEMP 58 47 74 78 58 50 74 77 59 50 76 75 58 49 73 75  
DEWPT 41 38 40 36 42 41 42 40 43 41 42 40 43 40 37 35  
PWIND DIR W W NW S E S W SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 10 20 20 5  
RAIN S  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IDZ010-212200-  
SALMON-LEMHI ID  
45.12N 113.88W ELEV. 4045 FT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 97 61 90 55 87  
TEMP 64 59 63 80 93 95 83 75 68 63 65 78 86 84 72 67 60 56 61 76 85 86  
DEWPT 46 46 45 47 45 45 47 49 52 52 54 52 55 58 57 57 55 53 54 51 47 45  
RH 52 62 52 31 19 18 28 40 57 67 68 40 35 41 59 70 84 90 78 42 27 24  
WIND DIR N N N N N NW SW S S S S S S S S N S S S SW W W  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 4 5 4 3 0 3 5 5 13 16 13  
WIND GUST 31 28  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 70 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C S S S C S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 85 51 84 53 85 51 83  
TEMP 63 51 75 81 64 53 75 80 65 53 76 81 64 51 74 80  
DEWPT 43 44 45 48 48 48 48 49 49 48 47 47 46 45 43 43  
PWIND DIR W W SW W W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 10 20 5 5  
RAIN S  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
MTZ004-212200-  
LOOKOUT PASS-MINERAL MT  
47.45N 115.67W ELEV. 6027 FT  
200 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 77 63 75 52 61  
TEMP 65 63 61 68 75 75 69 70 70 67 63 67 72 70 64 63 62 57 52 55 59 60  
DEWPT 33 32 35 37 36 35 35 36 37 40 44 44 44 43 46 47 46 43 43 41 39 36  
RH 30 31 38 32 24 23 28 29 30 37 50 43 37 38 52 56 56 59 71 59 47 41  
WIND DIR W SE E E NE NE E E E NE E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 5 3 5 4 5 8 10 9 9 9 11 10  
WIND GUST 23 23  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW OV B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S C C  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 49 67 54 70 57 68 53 62  
TEMP 52 50 58 65 58 56 63 68 61 58 63 65 57 54 57 60  
DEWPT 34 35 37 34 35 36 38 37 38 38 39 37 36 36 37 35  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SE E S SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5  
 
 
IDZ006-212200-  
LOWELL-IDAHO ID  
46.15N 115.60W ELEV. 1575 FT  
100 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 107 64 101 58 90  
TEMP 66 63 65 87104100 80 75 71 67 67 85 97 92 73 67 62 59 60 77 89 84  
DEWPT 53 50 53 56 54 59 58 56 56 54 58 59 60 67 62 61 58 56 57 58 57 60  
RH 63 62 65 35 19 26 47 52 59 63 73 41 30 44 68 81 87 90 90 52 34 44  
WIND DIR N N NE N N N NE E N N N N SW SE W N N N N W W NW  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3  
WIND GUST 13  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 OV B2 SC FW B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 100 81 85 97 96 84  
MAX HEAT 86 105 95 85 100 90 88  
 
DATE MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 52 94 56 97 58 93 55 89  
TEMP 61 52 81 89 64 57 84 91 66 58 82 87 62 55 77 83  
DEWPT 54 49 56 54 53 51 54 57 55 52 55 57 54 50 52 55  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE NE E W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0  
 
 
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