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National Weather Service Billings MT
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

MTZ235-172200-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      64          36          55          41          65
Temp             41 43 56 63 58 51 46 41 38 38 48 54 51 44 43 42 43 47 58 64 57
Dewpt            34 36 38 37 38 39 35 33 30 30 28 26 28 28 27 26 27 30 36 41 44
RH               76 76 51 38 47 63 65 73 73 73 46 34 41 53 53 53 53 51 44 43 62
Wind dir         SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd         20 20 19 18 12 12 13 13 12 12 13 11  9  9 11 13 14 16 16 16 16
Clouds           SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          50           5           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    C  C  S  S                                C  C  C


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            41    54      33    59      38    59      38    64
Temp          47   43 50 51 39   34 51 54 45   39 52 53 43   39 56 57
Dewpt         33   30 32 29 27   25 31 34 32   28 34 34 30   27 34 37
PWind dir           W     W       W    SW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 SC SC FW   FW SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           40    20       0     0      10    10       5     5
Rain shwrs     C    S  S

$$
MTZ065-172200-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      60          28          53          36          60
Temp             33 38 52 58 56 46 39 35 31 32 46 52 50 43 41 38 40 44 56 59 51
Dewpt            28 31 32 31 32 34 33 31 28 26 25 21 23 25 26 25 27 31 36 39 38
RH               82 76 46 36 40 63 79 85 88 78 43 29 34 49 55 59 59 60 47 47 61
Wind dir         SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd         32 25 26 24 23 21 20 18 13 13 14 14 11 27 28 28 32 31 25 21 18
Wind gust           36    41 41 46 32 28                41 41 40          34 29
Clouds           SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          60           0           0          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0        0.16
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S  C  C  C                          S  S  L  L  L
Snowshwrs                              C
Wind chill       19 27                24                   30 26 28
Min chill        19    20          29    20    18          30    26    29


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            31    51      27    59      30    58      33    63
Temp          39   34 45 48 34   28 51 53 41   31 50 52 40   34 55 57
Dewpt         30   28 27 24 24   20 28 30 29   24 28 28 27   23 29 31
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           60    20       0     5      10    10       5     5
Rain shwrs     L    C  S
Snowshwrs              S

$$
MTZ032-172200-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      60          36          53          33          63
Temp             40 43 53 58 54 47 44 40 37 38 48 52 47 40 36 34 35 42 56 62 57
Dewpt            36 37 40 40 42 39 39 35 33 32 33 30 31 29 26 23 26 31 37 40 42
RH               85 79 61 51 64 74 82 82 85 79 56 43 53 64 67 64 69 65 49 44 57
Wind dir          W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
Wind spd         17 19 23 20 11 10 11 13 12 13 17 14 10  6  8  8  8  8  9 12 11
Clouds           FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          30           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       C                                      S  S  C


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    53      30    59      38    58      34    64
Temp          47   41 50 49 37   31 52 54 43   39 53 52 41   35 56 57
Dewpt         35   31 34 31 30   27 32 33 32   29 36 32 31   27 33 35
PWind dir           W    NW       W     S       S     W       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr           40    10       0     0       5     5       5     0
Rain shwrs     C

$$
MTZ033-172200-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      59          32          53          29          66
Temp             38 43 53 57 53 44 41 38 34 37 48 52 47 36 32 30 34 42 60 65 59
Dewpt            35 37 38 39 40 39 37 36 32 31 31 28 28 27 24 22 24 29 33 34 38
RH               89 79 57 51 61 82 85 92 92 79 51 39 47 69 72 72 66 60 36 31 45
Wind dir          W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W
Wind spd         20 21 26 25 18 12 11 13 14 18 21 21 13 10  9 10 11 12 14 16 13
Wind gust           33 37 36                   33 32
Clouds           SC FW B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                                      C


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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    53      27    57      34    57      32    63
Temp          45   39 50 47 34   28 52 51 40   35 53 51 38   33 56 55
Dewpt         37   31 34 31 28   25 31 31 30   28 34 33 30   27 32 33
PWind dir           W    NW       W    SW       S     W       W    SW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr           40     5       0     0       5     5       5     0
Rain shwrs     C    S

$$
WYZ199-172200-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
523 AM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Date             Fri 10/17/25            Sat 10/18/25            Sun 10/19/25
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                      62          30          51          28          69
Temp             33 39 56 61 55 44 39 36 32 35 46 50 45 34 31 29 32 42 62 67 59
Dewpt            33 34 37 37 39 36 38 36 32 29 28 24 26 25 24 21 23 30 37 39 41
RH              100 82 49 41 55 73 96100100 78 49 36 47 69 75 72 69 62 39 36 51
Wind dir         SW  W NW NW  N SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SW SW SW  S  S NW
Wind spd         11 13 16 12  5  9 12 13 13 14 17 10  6  6  8  8  8  6  5  6  9
Clouds           FW FW B1 FW SC B1 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr                      0          80          20           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.20        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S  D  S  S  S                                L
Snowshwrs                                 S  S


Date               Mon 10/20/25  Tue 10/21/25  Wed 10/22/25  Thu 10/23/25
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            31    53      26    61      32    58      30    66
Temp          42   34 49 47 31   27 53 53 38   33 53 51 37   31 59 56
Dewpt         36   29 29 28 25   21 29 33 28   24 31 33 27   23 32 36
PWind dir          NW    NW       W     S      SW    NW       W    SW
Wind char          GN    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW SC   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr           70    30       5     0       5    10       5     0
Rain shwrs     L    L  C

$$