Fire and Aviation Discussion for Libby, Montana

Fire Weather Discussion as of 9:20 p.m. MDT Friday, September 13, 2024

The Daily Fire Weather Discussion for Northwest Montana and Libby has ended for the 2024 Fire Season. It will only be updated if conditions warrant. Daily discussions will resume at the start of the 2025 Summer Fire Season.

Aviation discussion as of 7:30 p.m. MDT Sunday, May 11, 2025 valid through 10:00 p.m. MDT Monday, May 12, 2025:

VFR ceilings with MVFR to IFR and locally LIFR heavy showers and thunderstorms this evening will likely decrease to widespread MVFR ceilings overnight as showers continue to move over the region and the airmass saturates. Thunderstorms this evening could be severe with large hail, frequent lightning and damaging winds the main threats. MVFR to locally IFR stratus and fog along with showers early Monday morning will gradually improve to VFR with scattered MVFR to lFR showers and thunderstorms again Monday mid to late afternoon into the evening hours. Winds will pick up again from the south to southwest at 10 to 20 mph on Monday but strong wind gusts to 60 mph this evening will be possible with severe thunderstorms.