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National Weather Service Billings MT
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

MTZ235-122200-
Billings-Yellowstone MT
45.81N 108.53W Elev. 3648 ft
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Date             Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25            Fri 03/14/25
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          40          64          33          46
Temp                37 54 62 62 52 47 43 42 44 58 63 60 47 40 35 33 33 40 46 44
Dewpt               25 26 24 27 27 27 26 26 27 29 28 31 37 35 29 24 20 18 16 15
RH                  61 34 23 26 38 45 51 53 51 33 26 33 68 82 78 69 58 41 29 30
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 11 13 11 10 10  9  9 10 13 11 10 16 21 19 19 20 20 18 17
Clouds              B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0          20          80          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.22        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                            S  S  D  D  D
Snow                                                           D  C  C
Wind chill                                                    24 22 22
Min chill        28    28                                  30    22    21


Date               Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25  Tue 03/18/25
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            28    47      30    56      39    55      32    44
Temp          33   28 40 46 32   30 47 55 43   39 51 52 38   32 40 42
Dewpt         19   19 23 20 21   19 21 25 24   24 26 24 24   21 22 20
PWind dir           W     W       W    SW      SW     W      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           10    20      20    10      30    40      40    60
Rain                                                     C    C
Rain shwrs                                      C  C  C
Snow                                                          C  C  L
Snowshwrs                 S  S

$$
MTZ065-122200-
Livingston-Park MT
45.70N 110.47W Elev. 4656 ft
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Date             Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25            Fri 03/14/25
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                      55          39          54          29          40
Temp                40 52 55 52 44 43 43 41 43 51 51 47 37 34 32 30 29 36 40 38
Dewpt               22 26 24 25 27 28 29 28 30 30 29 35 33 27 24 22 21 16 15 15
RH                  48 36 30 35 51 55 57 59 60 44 42 63 85 75 72 72 72 43 36 38
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd            16 23 27 27 24 20 19 20 18 24 21 17 19 19 17 14 17 21 19 16
Wind gust           28 37 44 43 37 33 33 34 28 37 32
Clouds              SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          50          90          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.05        0.10        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                            C  C  D
Snow                                                     D  L  L  C  C  C  C
Snowshwrs                                                                     S
Wind chill                                              26 23 20    17 25
Min chill        29    30                      30          23    19    17    28


Date               Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25  Tue 03/18/25
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            24    40      26    51      34    45      26    37
Temp          28   24 35 38 28   26 44 50 37   35 43 41 30   27 32 35
Dewpt         16   14 16 17 16   14 19 25 23   23 23 21 20   17 17 16
PWind dir           W     W      SW    SW      SW    SW       W     W
Wind char          GN    BZ      BZ    WY      WY    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           20    40      30    20      50    60      50    60
Rain                                                     C
Rain shwrs                              S  C    C  C  L
Snow                                                     C    C  C  L
Snowshwrs      S          C  C       S  S       C  C  L

$$
MTZ032-122200-
Miles City-Custer MT
46.42N 105.90W Elev. 2628 ft
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Date             Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25            Fri 03/14/25
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                      63          35          66          35          42
Temp                34 50 60 60 50 45 40 37 41 59 65 63 52 46 40 36 35 37 41 40
Dewpt               26 27 25 26 26 27 27 26 27 30 26 30 31 34 31 29 28 22 17 15
RH                  72 41 26 27 39 49 59 64 57 33 23 29 44 63 70 75 75 54 37 36
Wind dir            SE  S SW  S SE  S SW  S  S  S SW  S  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             3  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  5  6  5  6 12 18 19 21 21 24 18
Clouds              B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          30          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        C  C  C
Snow                                                              C  C
Wind chill                                                       25 23 26
Min chill        30    28                                        25    23    28


Date               Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25  Tue 03/18/25
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            20    39      23    53      35    54      27    42
Temp          26   20 31 38 26   23 44 52 40   35 49 51 34   27 37 40
Dewpt         17   13 13 13 14   15 23 23 25   24 25 24 23   21 21 18
PWind dir          NW    NW       E    SW      SW     W       N    NW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5     0      10    10      20    30
Rain                                                     S    S
Snow                                                          S  S  C

$$
MTZ033-122200-
Baker-Fallon MT
46.38N 104.24W Elev. 2969 ft
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Date             Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25            Fri 03/14/25
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          32          64          30          40
Temp                34 52 60 57 45 42 37 34 41 59 63 60 45 39 35 31 30 34 37 39
Dewpt               26 28 27 27 26 28 26 23 26 30 28 30 28 27 27 26 27 26 24 23
RH                  72 39 28 31 47 57 64 64 55 33 26 32 51 62 72 81 88 72 59 52
Wind dir            SE  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             4 10 11  5  8 10  6  5  4  6  8  5  4  5 14 19 24 26 26 23
Wind gust                                                              36 36 33
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                              C
Snow                                                              C  C  C  C
Wind chill                                                       19 16 21 25 28
Min chill        26    28                28    29                19    16    22


Date               Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25  Tue 03/18/25
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            14    34      16    48      29    53      22    40
Temp          22   14 27 33 18   16 38 46 34   29 49 49 30   22 35 37
Dewpt         15   10 10 12 10    9 18 20 19   19 25 24 21   17 21 20
PWind dir          NW    NW      NW    SW      SW     W       N    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            5     0       5     0       5     5      20    20
Rain                                                     S    S
Snow                                                          S  S  S

$$
WYZ199-122200-
Sheridan-Sheridan WY
44.80N 106.96W Elev. 4019 ft
615 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Date             Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25            Fri 03/14/25
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                      61          33          61          32          40
Temp                33 53 60 57 45 41 38 35 38 55 60 56 46 42 38 33 32 36 40 37
Dewpt               20 26 22 27 26 25 24 23 25 29 26 31 33 35 34 30 27 24 21 19
RH                  58 35 23 31 47 52 57 61 59 37 27 38 60 76 85 89 81 61 46 48
Wind dir             S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             2  2  4  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  4  4  5 11 21 26 24 25 23 16
Wind gust                                                        36    35
Clouds              SC SC SC B1 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20          70          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.13        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                            S  S  S  S  L  L
Snow                                                           L  D  D  S  S
Wind chill                                                    27 20 19 23 29
Min chill        23    23                31    31                20    18    26


Date               Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25  Tue 03/18/25
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            19    42      20    54      30    53      24    40
Temp          25   19 36 39 21   20 44 49 34   30 49 47 29   25 36 35
Dewpt         18   13 18 20 16   11 18 23 19   18 25 26 22   18 21 19
PWind dir          NW    NW       W    SW      SW    SW      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC B1 SC B2   B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr            5    20      20     5      10    30      40    70
Rain                                                     C    C
Rain shwrs                                         S  C
Snow                                                          C  C  L
Snowshwrs                 S  S                     S

$$