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National Weather Service Billings MT
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

MTZ235-182200-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      80          55          61          53          63
Temp                61 74 79 76 68 62 60 57 57 59 59 59 57 57 56 55 53 58 63 61
Dewpt               51 54 52 54 54 56 56 55 57 59 58 58 54 54 54 54 53 57 57 56
RH                  70 50 39 46 61 81 87 93100100 96 96 90 90 93 96100 96 81 84
Wind dir             W NW NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N NE
Wind spd             6  5  8 12  9  6  9  9  9 10 11 12 11 11 11 11  9  8  8  6
Clouds              SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          90         100          90          80
QPF 12hr                      0        0.38        0.76        0.34        0.17
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  L  D  D  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  S
Tstms                      S  C  C  S     S  S  C  C  C  S                 S
Obvis                                    PF PF                      PF PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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    72      51    77      52    77      52    79
Temp          55   50 62 70 58   52 70 75 60   53 71 75 59   53 72 76
Dewpt         52   50 54 53 49   46 52 52 48   46 50 51 47   44 49 49
PWind dir          NE     S       S    SW      SE     W      SE    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC SC FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr           20     0       0     0       5     5       5     0
Rain shwrs     S

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MTZ065-182200-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      75          49          60          46          66
Temp                57 70 74 69 60 58 54 51 51 54 58 56 53 51 48 47 49 58 66 64
Dewpt               51 52 50 52 53 55 53 51 51 53 52 49 48 49 47 47 48 49 47 45
RH                  80 53 43 55 78 90 96100100 96 80 77 83 93 96100 96 72 50 50
Wind dir             W  W  E  E SE  E  E  E  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd             9  4  9 11  8  9  8  5  5  8  8  5  4  2  3  4  4  3  4  5
Clouds              B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60         100          90          80          50
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.34        0.79        0.33        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  C  L  L  D  L  D  L  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms                   S  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S                 S
Obvis                              PF PF PF PF PF          PF PF PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            44    74      46    77      47    77      47    79
Temp          50   44 66 71 53   47 70 72 55   47 70 74 55   47 71 75
Dewpt         45   42 46 42 42   40 42 40 40   39 41 40 39   38 40 40
PWind dir          SW     W      SW     W       S     W      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     5       5     5       5     0

$$
MTZ032-182200-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      82          57          65          53          64
Temp                62 74 81 80 71 65 61 59 59 61 62 62 59 58 56 54 56 59 60 62
Dewpt               58 58 57 57 59 59 60 59 59 60 61 60 59 58 56 54 56 57 58 58
RH                  87 57 44 45 66 81 97100100 97 97 93100100100100100 93 93 87
Wind dir             S SW NW  N NE  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd             4  4  6 10  8 10 10  8 10 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 12 12 11
Clouds              SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr                      0          60          90         100          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.48        0.49        0.25        0.24
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S  L  L  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C
Tstms                            S  C  S  S
Obvis                                 PF PF


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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    71      51    78      52    79      52    81
Temp          55   51 64 69 57   51 71 75 59   52 72 76 59   52 73 78
Dewpt         54   51 54 53 52   51 54 53 53   51 54 53 51   50 52 50
PWind dir           E    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           30    10       0     0       5     5       5     5
Rain shwrs     C

$$
MTZ033-182200-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      80          50          66          47          62
Temp                62 73 79 78 65 59 56 54 56 62 65 61 56 55 53 49 54 58 60 58
Dewpt               58 59 58 57 58 56 56 54 55 56 57 56 55 54 53 49 53 54 55 54
RH                  87 62 49 48 78 90100100 96 81 75 84 96 96100100 96 86 84 86
Wind dir            SE  S SE  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd            12 10  8  8 10  8  5  8 11 13 16 16 17 13 13 13 14 17 17 14
Wind gust                                                                 27 25
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          30          70          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.22        0.17        0.27
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C
Obvis               PF                PF PF


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            45    69      46    75      48    78      48    80
Temp          52   47 63 64 53   50 68 70 56   52 72 73 57   52 74 75
Dewpt         51   47 51 49 50   50 51 51 52   51 52 50 51   49 49 48
PWind dir          SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char          GN    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr           30     5       0     5      10    10      20     5
Rain shwrs     C                                         S
Tstms                                                    S

$$
WYZ199-182200-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
713 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
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                      80          51          66          47          63
Temp                60 77 79 75 62 57 55 53 56 62 63 61 54 52 50 48 53 60 62 60
Dewpt               50 52 51 55 56 57 55 53 56 58 57 58 54 52 50 48 53 54 55 54
RH                  69 42 38 50 81100100100100 87 81 90100100100100100 81 78 81
Wind dir             S  N  N NE  S  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             1  4  4  4  4  2  5  2  4  6  8  4  4  2  3  2  4  8  8  5
Clouds              FW FW B1 B1 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12hr                     40          80          90         100          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.24        0.30        0.27        0.33
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C  L  D  L  C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L
Tstms                   S  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S              C  C  S
Obvis                              PF PF PF PF       PF PF PF PF PF PF
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
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            44    71      44    77      45    78      46    81
Temp          50   45 66 69 51   45 71 74 52   46 73 74 53   46 76 77
Dewpt         50   45 52 50 46   42 46 48 44   41 46 47 43   39 43 44
PWind dir          NW     E       S     E       S    NE       S    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr           60    10       0    10      10    20       5     0
Rain shwrs     L                                      S
Tstms          S

$$