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National Weather Service Billings MT
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

MTZ235-152200-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      68          45          66          47          73
Temp             44 48 60 66 67 60 54 50 46 49 60 65 64 57 53 49 47 50 61 71 73
Dewpt            41 42 43 40 39 40 40 41 41 41 42 40 43 43 45 44 45 46 45 43 47
RH               89 80 53 38 36 47 59 71 83 74 51 40 46 59 74 83 93 86 56 36 40
Wind dir         SW  E  E  E  E NE NE NW  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE  N SW  E  E  E
Wind spd          3  3 11 13 14 12 11  8  8  6 10 13 13 10  9  6  4  3  4  9  9
Clouds           B1 CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Tstms                                                                         S


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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    73      51    71      49    75      49    79
Temp          60   54 69 68 56   51 65 69 55   50 68 73 56   50 70 76
Dewpt         51   50 50 49 50   48 49 45 45   44 46 42 42   41 43 40
PWind dir           N     W      NW    NW      SE    SW       E    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr           20    50      60    30      20     5       5     0
Rain shwrs     S       S  C  L    C  C  S  S
Tstms          S          S

$$
MTZ065-152200-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      69          40          70          42          75
Temp             36 45 58 67 65 54 48 44 41 48 60 68 66 55 50 46 43 50 66 74 69
Dewpt            33 34 37 36 34 35 36 36 35 35 39 37 39 39 41 41 40 41 47 46 48
RH               89 65 45 32 31 48 63 73 79 60 46 32 37 55 71 83 89 71 50 37 47
Wind dir         NW  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  E SW  W  E  E  E
Wind spd          2  3 10 14 18 14  9  4  4  3  5 17 21 26 17  6  2  3  3  6  9
Wind gust                                      17 31 33 40                17
Clouds           FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  C
Tstms                                                                      S  S


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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    71      44    72      44    76      45    79
Temp          55   48 65 65 51   45 65 68 52   45 69 72 54   45 71 74
Dewpt         48   44 46 43 44   42 42 36 37   36 38 32 34   34 35 32
PWind dir           S     W       W     W      SW     W      SE     W
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   SC B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           50    70      40    30      10     5       5     0
Rain shwrs     C    S  C  L  C    C  C  S
Tstms          S          S

$$
MTZ032-152200-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      67          50          70          46          75
Temp             45 49 58 62 66 57 55 53 50 56 67 67 65 56 51 46 46 51 65 72 74
Dewpt            45 46 44 40 41 40 40 42 43 45 47 46 47 47 46 45 46 47 49 50 54
RH              100 89 59 44 40 53 57 66 77 66 49 47 52 72 83 96100 86 56 46 50
Wind dir          W NW  N  E  E  E NE NE NE NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  E
Wind spd          6  4  1  5 11 14 14 12  8  8 16 16 12  9  8  6  6  8 12 13 16
Wind gust                                   18
Clouds           B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis            PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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            56    75      51    70      47    74      47    80
Temp          62   56 70 71 57   52 65 67 53   47 68 71 54   47 72 76
Dewpt         56   55 58 55 56   52 52 49 49   47 48 46 45   44 46 45
PWind dir           E     W      NW    NW       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr           30    50      60    50      30    20       0     0
Rain shwrs          C  C  C  L    L  C  C  C    S  S
Tstms                     S  C             S

$$
MTZ033-152200-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      68          45          77          41          73
Temp             43 49 58 63 63 53 51 48 46 57 73 75 68 55 49 44 42 51 65 71 67
Dewpt            43 43 38 36 38 38 40 40 41 45 49 48 49 47 47 44 42 45 48 51 54
RH              100 80 47 36 39 57 66 74 83 64 43 38 51 74 93100100 80 54 49 63
Wind dir          W NW NW  N  E  E  E  E SE  S  W  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         10 11  9  4 10 14 17 19 16 14 12 17 17 13  9  6  8 12 18 20 21
Wind gust                                   25                            31 33
Clouds           SC B1 CL CL FW B1 FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                                         S
Obvis            PF


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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    77      47    71      42    75      43    79
Temp          58   53 71 68 55   52 65 63 50   47 68 68 51   47 72 72
Dewpt         54   52 58 55 54   52 51 48 48   46 46 44 45   44 44 43
PWind dir          SE     S      NW    NW       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          BZ    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr           50    60      70    50      40    10      10     5
Rain shwrs     S    C  C  L  L    L  C  C  C    C
Tstms          S       S  C  C    S        S

$$
WYZ199-152200-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
401 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                      71          44          70          41          77
Temp             38 48 62 67 67 56 50 46 45 54 66 68 65 52 46 43 42 54 70 76 73
Dewpt            36 36 35 35 35 38 38 38 38 36 35 36 41 43 41 41 42 44 46 47 50
RH               92 63 36 30 30 51 63 73 76 50 32 31 41 71 83 93100 69 42 36 44
Wind dir         SW SE SE SE  E SE  S  W  W NW NW  N  N  W  N  N  N  E SE  E SE
Wind spd          4  3 12 16 13  9  5  4  4 11 14 11  6  1  0  0  0  2  4  5  4
Clouds           FW FW CL SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Tstms                                                                         S


Date               Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26  Sun 09/20/26  Mon 09/21/26
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    75      44    70      42    75      42    79
Temp          56   51 72 67 50   45 68 66 47   43 72 71 49   43 74 74
Dewpt         50   48 50 49 47   44 45 43 41   38 40 38 36   34 37 36
PWind dir           S    NW      NW    NW       W    NE       S     E
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           20    60      60    40      20    10       5    10
Rain shwrs     S       S  L  L    C  C  C  S
Tstms          S          S  S

$$